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TRAINING    DEPARTMENT 


OF  THE 


Los    Angeles    Normal    School 


Children's  Literature 


The  Ncaner  Company 

Loa  Angeles,  Cal. 

1908 


Copyrighted 

By  Everett  Shepardson 

1908 


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Preface 

To  serve  the  children  in  our  Training  School,  the  students 
in  our  Normal  School,  and  children  and  teachers  generally,  is 
the  mission  of  this  booklet. 

The  literature  referred  to  is  the  best  that  we  can  suggest. 
When  better  shall  come  to  our  attention,  that  will  be  in- 
cluded, for  only  "the  best  is  good  enough  for  children."  The 
blank  pages  in  the  booklet  may  serve  for  additions  and  notes. 
All  selections  presented  have  been  tried  either  in  this  school 
or  elsewhere.  Nothing  is  presented  wholly  on  a  theoretical 
basis.  Much  literature  is  offered  for  each  grade — much  more 
than  can  possibly  be  presented.  The  intention  is  to  refer  to 
types  of  suitable  material,  leaving  to  the  teacher  the  selection 
of  that  which  best  accords  with  the  characteristics  of  the  pu- 
pils and  the  limitations  of  the  school  library.  Sometimes  the 
teacher  will  find  the  material  that  will  best  suit  the  pupils  in  a 
list  several  grades  either  above  or  below  the  one  indicated. 
This  is  true,  both  of  the  school  work  and  of  the  home  reading. 

Considered  in  a  large  way,  the  titles  suggested  indicate  the 
"content  side"  of  our  literature  course  for  the  grades.  Search 
on  this  side  will  not,  however,  reveal  progressive  continuity  in 
thought,  nor  a  center  of  correlation,  nor  a  correspondence  with 
racial  development.  Those  selections  which  seem  best  to  accord 
with  the  general  or  specific  needs  of  the  pupils,  those  which 
express  something  that  is  vital  to  the  pupils,  those  which 
put  in  g:ood  form  the  unformed  or  half-formed  ideals  of  the 
pupils,  those  which  present  advanced  ideals  to  the  pupils, 
ideals  of  both  content  and  form,  always  those  which  are  en- 
joyable to  the  pupils  at  the  same  time  appealing  to  their 
developing  aesthetic  appreciation — those  are  the  selections 
made.  Occasional  repetitions  may  be  noted  even  in  successive 
grades.  Children  do  not  change  so  much  in  a  half  year  or 
even  in  a  whole  year  as  to  make  a  certain  selection  fit  to  be 
given  at  only  one  of  those  times.  Neither  do  we  fear  oc- 
casionally to  repeat  a  selection  with  no  more  than  one  year 
intervening.  Children  often  do  not  get  all  there  is,  even  for 
them,  in  a  selection  at  its  first  presentation.     Besides,  the 


method  of  approach  may  be  varied  when  the  selection  is  re- 
peated, so  that  pupils  may  often,  for  example,  greet  an  old 
friend  when  they,  in  a  higher  grade,  read  the  selection  that 
was  read  to  them  earlier,  or  even  still  earlier  told  to  them. 
The  methods  of  approach  that  are  indicated  as  suitable  are 
intended  to  be  suggestive  only.  Parts  of  many  selections 
which  are  considered  suitable,  for  example,  to  be  read  by  the 
children,  might  well  be  read  to  them  and  still  other  parts  told 
to  them.  There  is  no  intention  of  giving  a  prescription  either 
as  to  material  or  to  method. 

A  select  list  of  references  on  the  pedagogy  of  literature  is 
given.  The  importance  of  the  telling  of  stories  and  of  drama- 
tization is  recognized  by  reference  lists  on  these  topics.  One 
play  (the  first  one  presented  in  the  Intermediate  Grades  in 
the  Training  School,  in  which  the  text  was  worked  out  chiefly 
by  the  pupils  under  teacher  direction)  is  published.  A  few 
illustrations  follow,  showing  how  with  only  slight  sugges- 
tions in  the  way  of  costume  and  with  no  stage  accessories, 
dramatizations  have  been  given. 

In  story  telling  and  dramatization,  as  in  most  other  things, 
little  children  are  leading  us  to  the  ''everlasting  better." 

EVERETT  SHEPARDSON, 

Supervisor  Training  School. 
Los  Angeles  State  Normal  School, 
June  23,  1908. 


Table  of  Contents 


Page 

Preface   5 

Keys    8 

Literature  for  Children  in  Grade  One 9 

Literature  for  Children  in  Grades  Two  and  B-Three 23 

Literature  for  Children  in  Grades  A-Three  and  Four 37 

Literature  for  Children  in  Grade  Five 47 

Literature  for  Children  in  Grade  Six 52 

Literature  for  Children  in  Grade  Seven 58 

Literature  for  Children  in  Grade  Eight 64 

General  References: 

(a)  On  Pedagogy  of  Literature 71 

(b)  On  the  Telling  of  Stories 72 

(c)  On   Dramatization    73 

Paul  Revere's  Ride — B-Six  Grade 11 

King  Cole  and  His  Court — First  Grade 89 

The  Story  of  the  Pilgrims — A-Six  Grade 91 

The  Quest  of  the  Holy  Grail— B-Eight  Grade 93 


Keys 


The  small  letters  used  at  the  left  of  most  titles  have  the 
following  significance : 

a — Suitable  to  be  told  to  children. 

b — Suitable  to  be  read  to  children. 

c — Suitable  to  be  read  by  children. 

d — Suitable,  as  a  whole  or  in  part,  to  be  dramatized. 

e — Suitable,  as  a  whole  or  in  part,  for  memorizing. 

When  figures  are  used  at  the  right  of  titles,  they  refer  to 
where  the  selections  may  be  found  as  designated  in  the  first 
succeeding  list  of  sources. 


First  Grade 


BEATRICE   CHANDLER   PATTON,   Training   Teacher 


FABLES 


a,  d.  The  Lion  and  the  Mouse     -    -     Scudder,  also  in  5. 

a,  d.  Belling  the  Cat    -    -     Scudder,  also  in  5.  ' 

a,  d.  The  Crow  and  the  Pitcher    -    -    Scudder,  also  in  5. 

a,  d.  The  Town  Mouse  and  the  Country  Mouse     -    - 

Heart  of  Oak,  IL,  also  in  2,  5,  7. 
a,  d.  The  Lark  and  the  Farmer    -     -     Heart  of  Oak,  H., 

also  in  7,  2,  5. 
a.  d.  Wolf !  Wolf !     -    -     ^sop,  also  in  7,  2. 

a,  d.  The  Wind  and  the  Sun     -    -     Sara  Cone  Bryant, 

also  in  7,  2,  5. 
a,  d.  The  Hare  and  the  Tortoise    -    -    Scudder,  also  in  5. 

NURSERY  TALES 

a,  d.  Stories  from  Mother  Goose    -    -    Heart  of  Oak,  L 

a,  b.  Mother   Goose   Village    -    -     Madge   Bigham. 

CONSTRUCTIVE  STORIES 

a,  d.  The  Little  Red  Hen     -    -     Baker  and  Carpenter, 

also  in  6. 
a.  The  Old  Woman  and  Her  Pig    -    -     Baker  and 

Carpenter,  also  in  6. 
a.  Titty  Mouse  and  Tatty  Mouse     -     -     Baker  and 

Carpenter. 
a.  The  Gingerbread  Man    -    -     Sara  Cone  Bryant, 

a.  The  Pancake  Story    -    -     Dasent. 

a.  Henny  Penny     -    -     Dasent,  also  in  2. 

a.  Who  Killed  the  Otter's  Babies?    -    -     Sara  Cone 

Bryant. 


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FAIRY  TALES 

a,  d,  b.  Cinderella     -     -     Perrault,  also  in  2,  4,  17. 

a  and  b.        East  of  the  Sun  and  West  of  the  Moon     -     -     Da- 
sent  ;  or,  the  same 
a.  as  Beauty  and  the   Beast    (adapted)     -    -     Scud- 

der,  also  in  15,  17. 
a.  Hop  o'  My  Thumb     -     -     Perrault,  also  in  2. 

a.  Faithful  John     -     -     Grimm. 

a.  The  Fisherman  and  His  Wife     -     -     Grimm,  also 

in  2. 
a,  d.  Little  Red  Riding  Hood     -     -     Heart  of  Oak,  II., 

also  in  2,  17. 
a,  d,  b.         Hansel  and  Grethel     -     -     Grimm,  also  in  17. 
a.  The  House  in  the  Wood     -     -     Grimm. 

a,  d.  The  Pig  that  Set  up  Housekeeping    -     -     Dasent. 

banda,  d.  Briar  Rose     -    -     Grimm,  also  in  2,  6,  17. 
a,  d.  The  Three  Pigs     -     -     Baldwin. 

a.  Peter,  Paul,  and  Espen     -     -     Dasent. 

d,a.  The  Three  Billy  Goats  Gruff    -     -     Dasent,  also 

in  11. 
a,  b.  The  Adventures  of  the   Little   Field   Mouse     -     - 

Sara  Cone  Bryant. 
a,  d.  Little  One  Eye     -     -     Grimm,  also  in  2. 

a.  Rumple-Stilts'-Kin     -     -     Grimm. 

a,  d.  Snow  White  and  Rose  Red     -     -     Grimm. 

a,  d.  •  The   Three   Bears     -     -    Heart  of   Oak,   II.,   also 

in  2,  6. 
a,  d.  The  Wolf  and  the  Seven  Goats    -     -     Grimm. 

a,  d.  The   Shoemaker   and   the    Elves     -     -     Sara   Cone 

Bryant,  also  in  12,  2. 
b  and  a,  d.  The  Woodman  and  the  Goblins     -     -     Elementary 

School  Teacher,  April,  1904. 
a.  The  Wren  and  the   Bear     -     -     Grimm. 

a,  d.  The  Frog  Prince     -     -     Grimm,  also  in  2. 

HUMOROUS  TALES 

b.  The  Tale  of  Peter  Rabbit    -     -     Beatrice  Potter. 

a,  b.  The  Tar  Baby     -     -     Uncle  Remus,  Harris. 

b.  Goops  and  How  to  be  Them     -    -     G.  Burgess. 


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b.  Little  Black  Sambo     -    -     Warne  Co.,  New  York. 

b,  a.  The  Story  of  Epaminondas    -  -    Sara  Cone  Bryant. 

b,  a.  The    Little   Jackal   and   the   Alligator    -    -    Sara 

Cone  Bryant. 

b,  a.  The  Talkative  Tortoise     -    -     Sara  Cone  Bryant. 

a,d.  Bremen  Town  Musicians     -     -     Grimm,  also  in  2. 

a.  The  Cat  and  the  Parrot    -    -     Sara  Cone  Bryant. 

SELECTIONS  FROM 

aandb.       Peter  Pan     -     -    J.  M.  Barrie. 
a,  b.  Lady   Hollyhock   and    Her    Friends    -     -     M.    E. 

Walker. 

HERO  STORIES 

a.  Daniel  in  the  Lions'  Den    -    -    The  Bible,  also  in  7. 

a.  David  and  Goliath     -     -    The  Bible,  also  in  7. 

a.  St.  George  and  the  Dragon     -     -     Chenoweth. 

a.  Little  Hero  of  Haarlem     -    -    Sara  Cone  Bryant. 

STORIES  OF  INDUSTRY 

a.  (Adapted)  Life  of  Lucca  Delia  Robbia     -     -    Va- 

sari's  Lives  of  the  Painters,  Vol.  H. 

a.  (Adapted)   Life  of  Palissy,  the  Potter    -    -     Pub. 

by  Ira  Bradley  Co.,  Boston. 

a.  Stories  of  the  Lives  of  Firemen,  Fishermen,  Lum- 

bermen, etc. 

ANIMAL  STORIES 

a.  The  Elephant's  Child     -     -    Just  So  Stories,  Kip- 

ling. 
a,b.  How   the   Camel   Got   His    Hump    -     -    Just   So 

Stories,  Kipling. 
a,b.  How  the  Rhinoceros  Got  His  Skin    -     -    Just  So 

Stories,  Kipling. 
a,b.  How  the  Whale   Got  His  Throat    -    -    Just  So 

Stories,  Kipling. 
b,a.  The  White  Seal     -    -    Jungle  Book,  Kipling. 

b,  a.  Her  Majesty's  Servant     -     -    Jungle   Book,   Kip- 

ling. 


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b,  a.  Toomaii  of  the  Elephants     -    -    Jungle  Book,  Kip- 

ling. 

a.  (Selections    from)    Little    Folks   in    Feathers   and 

Fur    -    -     O.  Thorne  Miller. 

a.  Little  Grey  Pony    -.   -     Mother  Stories,  Lindsay. 

a.  Voices  for  the  Speechless     -    -     A.  Firth. 

b,  a.  The  (Tave  Man     -    -     K.  Dopp. 
b,  a.             The  Tree  Man    -    -     K.  Dopp. 

a.  Animals,  Wild  and  Tame     -    -     Davis. 

aandb.  Raggylug    -    -     Ernest  Thompson  Seton. 

aandb.  Animal  Books     -    -     E.  Nister. 

a.  Four  Feet,  Two  Feet,  No  Feet     -    -     Richards. 

FOR  TEACHERS 

Our  Feathered  Friends     -    -     Grinnell. 

Bird  Day    -    -     C.  A.  Babcock. 

Birds  and  Bees     -    -    J.  Burroughs. 

Jingle  Book  of  Birds    -     -     E.  B.  Clark. 

Our  Common  Birds    -     -    J.  B.  Grant. 

Short  Stories  of  Shy  Neighbors     -    -     Mrs.  M.  A. 

Kelly. 
In  Nesting  Time     -    -    O.  T.  Miller. 
Four  Feet,  Two  Feet,  No  Feet     -     -     Richards.  . 
Wood  Folk  Series     -    -    William  Long. 
Friends  and  Helpers     -    -     Sarah  Eddy. 

INDIAN  STORIES 

a  and  b.       Zitkala-Sa,    Indian    Legends    -    -     Pub.   by   Ginn 

&Co. 
a  and  b.       Hiawatha,  selected     -    -     Longfellow. 
a,  b.  Zufii  Folk  Tales     -     -     Gushing. 

a,b.  Wigwam  Stories    -     -    Judd. 

a,  b.  Stories  of  Indian  Children    -    -    Husted. 

a.  Th«    Eagle    and    the    Linnet     -     -      Elementary 

School  Teacher,  Vol  2. 
a.  Weeng    -    -     Elementary  School  Teacher,  Vol,  2. 

a.  The     Guiding     Star     -     -     Elementary     School 

Teacher,  Vol.  2.' 
a.  The  Star  and  the  Lily    -    -     Elementary  School 

Teacher,  Vol.  2. 


LOS   ANGELES   NORMAL  SCHOOL  13 

The  Sun  and  the  Rabbit    -    -     Elementary  School 
Teacher,  Vol.  2. 


THANKSGIVING 

The  First  Thanksgiving    -     -     Wiggin. 

Thanksgiving  Day     -     -     Open  Sesame,  Vol.  I. 

Jericho  Bob     -     -     St.  Nicholas,  Vol.  19. 

Merry  Thought     -     -     St.  Nicholas,  Vol.  21. 

Old  Time  Thanksgiving    -     -     St.  Nicholas,  Vol.  24,  also  Vol. 

9  (1882). 
JWooly  Coats'  Thanksgiving    -    -     Child's  Garden  of  Story 

and  Song,  November,  1901. 


FOR  TEACHERS 

Holidays  and  Festivals     -    -    A.  M.  Earle. 

How  to  Celebrate  Thanksgiving    -     -     Kellog. 

Thanksgiving  Day  Fancies    -     -     Scribner,  Vol.  18  (1895), 

Thanksgiving    -     -     Scribner,  Vol.  9. 

After  Br'er  Rabbit    -     -     Century,  Vol.  53  (1896). 

Thanksgiving  Procession  -  -  Primary  Education,  Novem- 
ber, 1906. 

The  First  Thanksgiving  -  -  Primary  Education,  Novem- 
ber, 1906. 

ARBOR  DAY— BIRD  DAY 

See  Wisconsin  Arbor  and  Bird  Day  Annual  of  1902.     This 

contains  suggestive  lists  for  reference  and  treats  of — 
The  Tree  Planters, 
The  Little  Plant, 

Do  You  Know  the  Trees  by  Name? 
The  Heart  of  the  Tree, 
The  Secret, 

The  Little  Brown  Wren, 
Nature's  Miracle :  Tree  Planting, 
Pine  Needles, 
Plant  a  Tree. 


14  children's  literature 

Holy  Days  and  Holidays     -     -     Deems,  Compiler. 

How  to  Celebrate  Arbor  Day  in  the  Schoolroom  -  -  Prac- 
tical Teachers'  Library,  Vol.  3,  No.  3. 

Arbor  Day  Manual     -     -   C.  B.  Skinner. 

The  Little  Pine  Tree     -     -     St.  Nicholas,  Vol.  5. 

Heart  of  the  Tree     -     -     Century,  Vol.  45  (1892-3). 

Three  Trees     -    -     St.  Nicholas,  Vol.  18  (1891). 

Songs  of  Nature     -     -     Burroughs. 

Bare  Boughs  and  Buds     -     -     St.  Nicholas,  Vol.  18  (1891). 

Tree  Planting    -     -     Songs  of  the  Tree  Top  and  Meadow. 

Arbor  Day  -  -  Harris  and  Gilbert's  Guide  Books  to  Eng- 
lish, Book  I. 

See  also  List  for  Teachers  under  Animal  Stories.    . 

MAY  DAYS 

The  Flowers     -     -     Dodge. 

Signs  of  May    -     -     When  Life  is  Young,  Dodge. 
May  Pole  Dance     -    -     St.  Nicholas,  Vol.  24  (1897). 
May  Day     -     -     Harris  and  Gilbert's  Guide  Books  to  Eng- 
lish, Book  I. 
Decoration  Day  Poems     -     -     Farm  Legends,  W.  Carleton. 

HALLOWE'EN 

Myths    -    -     St.  Nicholas,  Vol.  9  (1881-2). 
Witches'  Night    -    -     St.  Nicholas,  Vol.  6  (1878-9). 
The    Woodman   and  the    Goblins     -     -     Elementary   School 
Teacher,  April,  1904. 

CHRISTMAS 

Legend  of  Christmas     -     -     In  Storyland,  E.  Harrison. 
Christmas  Bells     -     -     Arnold,  St.  Nicholas,  Vol.  21. 
The  Mistletoe  Bough     -    -     Open  Sesame,  Vol.  HL 
Observations  on  Christmas  Eve    -    -     St.  Nicholas,  Vol.  23. 
Christmas  Day    -    -     St.  Nicholas,  Vol.  6. 
Little  Christmas  Spy    -    -     St.  Nicholas,  Vol.  16. 
Old  Christmas     -     -     Poetry  for  Children,  Eliot. 
Visiting  Santa  Claus     -     -     St.  Nicholas,  Vol.  12. 
Legend  of  St.  Nicholas     -     -     Harper's,  Vol.  74. 
Christmas  Eve  Thought     -     -     St.  Nicholas,  Vol.  23. 


LOS   ANGELES    NORMAL  SCHOOL  15 

The  First  Christmas  Tree     -    -     Profitable  Tales,  Field. 

The  Baby's  Christmas    -    -     Century,  Vol.  25. 

Christmas  in  England     -     -     Scannell. 

Christmas  in  France     -     -     Scannell. 

Christmas  in  Germany     -     -     Scannell. 

Christmas  in  Italy     -     -     Scannell. 

The  Fir  Tree     -     -     Andersen. 

Tiny  Tim     -     -     Dickens. 

Christmas,  Every  Day     -     -     Howells. 

Five  Minute  Stories     -     -     Richards. 

A  Christmas  Legend     -     -     St.  Nicholas,  Vol.  2. 

Piccola     -     -     Wiggin. 

Gretchen     -    -     In  Storyland,  E.  Harrison. 

Story  of  Christmas     -     -     Story  Hour,  Wiggin. 

Story  of  the  Forest     -     -     Story  Hour,  Wiggin. 

Our  Holidays     -     -     Retold  from  St.  Nicholas,  1905. 

Book  of  Christmas     -    -    T.  K.  Hervey. 

Christmas  Pantomimes     -     -     St.  Nicholas  (1887-8). 

City  Legends     -    -     Will  Carleton. 

For  Christmas    -    -     Celia  Thaxter. 

Bells  of  Christmas     -     -     The  Posy  Ring,  Wiggin  and  Smith. 

Baucis    and    Philemon     -    -     Classic    Myths,    Charles    Mills 

Gayley. 
Legend  of  Christmas     -     -     December  Plan  Book. 
Christmas  in  Other  Lands     -     -     Marian  George. 

EASTER 

Herr  Oster     -     -     Hase. 

Charcoal-Burners'  Fire     -     -     St.  Nicholas,  Vol.  5,  p.  499. 

Bulletin,  Chicago  Public  Library    -    -    Special  Bulletin  No.  3. 

Easter  Poem     -     -     M.  M.  Dodge. 

Easter  Dawn     -     -     Lucy  Larcon. 

Easter  Morning     -     -     Harper's,  Vol.  56. 

Song  of  Easter    -     -     Celia  Thaxter,  St.  Nicholas,  Vol.  6. 


16  children's  literature 

POETRY 

N.  B.—To  be  READ  TO  children. 

THE  POSY  RING— Kate  Douglas  Wiggin  and  Nora  Archi- 
bald Smith. 

Marjorie's  Almanac. 

In  February. 

Nearly  Ready. 
-The  Coming  of  Spring. 

September. 

How  the  Leaves  Came  Down, 
c.     Winter  Night. 

What  the  Winds  Bring. 

Lady  Moon. 

Now  the  Noisy  Winds  Are  Still. 

The  Wind  in  a  Frolic. 
e.    Guessing  Song. 

Who  Stole  the  Bird's  Nest? 
e.    The  Bluebird. 
e.     What  Does  Little  Birdie  Say? 

White  Butterflies. 

Little  White  Lily. 
c.     Baby  Seed  Song. 

Baby  Corn. 
e.     For  Good  Luck, 
e.    Thank  You,  Pretty  Cow. 
e.     Wishing. 
e.     Birdies  with  Broken  Wings. 

Good-Night  and  Good-Morning. 

The  World's  Music. 

Little  Gustava. 

Deaf  and  Dumb. 

The  Fairy  Folk. 

A  Fairy  in  Armor. 

The  Last  Voyage  of  the  Fairies. 

The  Child  and  the  Fairies. 
e.    The  Little  Elf. 
e.     One,  Two,  Three. 

Discontent. 


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e.     Thanksgiving  Day. 

A  Thanksgiving  Fable. 

The  Owl  and  the  Pussy  Cat. 

The  Fairies,  Shopping. 

The  Fairies  of  the  Caldon-Low. 
e.    The  Elf  and  the  Dormouse. 

The  Cow-boy's  Song. 

Rockaby,  Lullaby. 
e.     Sleep,  My  Treasure. 
e.    The  Sandman. 

All  Things  Bright  and  Beautiful. 

A  Child's  Thought  of  God. 

Night  and  Day, 
e.     Why  Do  Bells  of  Christmas  Ring? 
e.     A  Visit  from  St.  Nicholas. 

Santa  Claus. 

SING  SONG— Christina  Rosetti. 

Pages  26,  41,  43,  44,  58,  60,  61,  (^,  75,  81,  84,  77,  76,  86,  106, 
107,  105. 

A  CHILD'S  GARDEN  OF  VERSES— Robert  Louis 
Stevenson. 

c.     Bed  in  Summer. 

At  the  Seaside. 

Whole  Duty  of  Children. 
e.     Rain. 

The  Land  of  Counterpane. 
e.     My  Shadow. 

Marching  Song. 

The  Cow. 

The  Wind. 

Foreign  Children, 

The  Sun's  Travels. 
e.    The  Moon. 
e.    The  Swing. 
e.    Time  to  Rise. 

The  Unseen  Playmate 

Autumn  Fires. 

Nest  Eggs. 


18  children's  literature 

WITH  TRUMPET  AND  DRUM— Eugene  Field. 
The  Sugar-Plum  Tree. 
Little  Blue  Pigeon  (Japanese  Lullaby). 
Wynken,  Blynken,  and  Nod  (Dutch  Lullaby). 

LOVE  SONGS  OF  CHILDHOOD— Eugene  Field. 
e.     The  Rock-a-By  Lady. 

The  Night  Wind. 

So,  So,  Rock-a-by  So ! 

The  Duel. 

SONGS  OF  THE  TREE  TOP  AND  MEADOW— Lida 
McMurry  and  Agnes  Cook. 

September. 

Thistledown, 

The  Fairies  in  Winter. 
e.     Giving  Thanks. 
e.     Twinkle,  Twinkle,  Little  Star. 

Singing. 
e.     I  Love  You,  Mother. 
e.     I  am  the  Family  Cat. 

If  I  Knew. 

The  Indian  Mother's  Lullaby. 

Lullaby  of  the  Iroquois. 

Two  Wise  Owls. 
e.     Tree  Planting. 
e.     At  Easter  Time. 

Strength. 
e.     The  Flag  Goes  By. 
e.     The  Baby. 

Sleep,  Baby,  Sleep. 
c.     April. 

Calling  the  Violet. 
e.     Clovers. 

Remorse. 

The  Song  of  the  Lilies. 
e.     The  Secret. 
e.    The  Seed. 

Somebody's  Knocking, 
c.     A  Child's  Answer. 

Daisies  and  Buttercups, 


LOS   ANGELES    NORMAL   SCHOOL  19 

GUIDE  BOOKS  TO  ENGLISH,  BOOK  I.— Harris  and 
Gilbert. 

I'll  Try. 
Three  Bugs. 

"I'll  Shine,"  Says  the  Sun. 
The  Clucking  Hen. 
c.    The  Flag. 
Cradle  Songs. 
The  Fox  and  the  Cat. 
Wise  Sayings. 

OTHER  POETRY 

Ariel's  Song    -     -     In  17. 

Song  of  the  Fairy    -     -     Midsummer  Night's  Dream,  also 

in  17. 
The  Fairies    -     -     In  17. 
The  Lamb     -    -     Blake,  in  Heart  of  Oak,  II. 
Over  in  the  Meadow     -     -     In  Heart  of  Oak,  II. 

SOURCES 

1.  Sir  George  Dasent:  Popular  Tales  from  the  Norse,  Put- 

nam's Sons,  New  York. 

2.  Horace  E.  Scudder:  Fables  and  Folk  Stories,  Houghton, 

Mifflin  Co. 

3.  Grimm,  edited  by  J.  M.  Dent,  London,  Trans,  by  Mrs. 

E.  Lucas ;  edited  also  by  E.  P.  Dutton,  New  York. 

4.  Hans  Christian  Andersen     -    -     Rand,  McNally. 

5.  .i^sop. 

6.  Heart  of  Oak  Books,  Second   Book,  edited  by  Charles 

Eliot  Norton. 

7.  Sara  Cone  Bryant:  Stories  to  Tell  to  Children,  Hough- 

ton, Mifflin  Co. 

8.  i^lizabeth  Harrison :  In  Storyland,  Sigma  Publishing  Co., 

Chicago. 

9.  ^^^ary  Mapes  Dodge :  Rhymes  and  Jingles. 

10.  ^  Mary  Mapes  Dodge :  When  Life  is  Young. 

11.  Baker  and  Carpenter:  First  Year  Language  Reader,  Mac- 

millan  Co. 

12.  James  L.  Baldwin :  Fairy  Stories  and  Fables. 

13.  The  Elementary  School  Teacher. 


20  children's  literature 

14.  Sara  Cone  Bryant :  How  to  Tell  Stories  to  Children. 

15.  Andrew  Lang:  Blue  Fairy  Book,  A.  L.  Burt  Co.,  New 

York. 

16.  Henry  W.  Longfellow :  Hiawatha. 

17.  Laura  Winmington :  The  Outlook  Fairy  Book,  The  Out- 

look Co. 

18.  Tales  of  Mother  Goose,  edited  by  M.  V.  O'Shea,  Heath 

Co. 


NOTES  21 


22  NOTES 


LOS    ANGELES    NORMAL    SCHOOL  23 


Second  and  B-Third  Grades 


HELEN  C.  MACKENZIE,  Training  Teacher 


FAIRY  TALES 
B2  Grade 
a.        Aladdin     -     -     Scudder,  also  in  4. 
a,  d.    Cinderella     -     -     Scudder,  also  in  4. 
a,  d.    The  Frog  Prince     -     -     Scudder,  also  in  1. 
a.       The  Golden  Goose     -     -     Grimm,  also  in  4.  • 

a.        Hop  o'  My  Thumb     -     -     Scudder. 
a.       Jack  and  the  Bean  Stalk     -     -     Scudder. 
a.        The  Three  Billy  Goats  Gruff     -     -     Dasent, 
a.        Tom  Thumb     -     -     Grimm,  also  in  4. 
a,  d.    The  Wolf  and  the  Seven  Kids     -    -     Grimm. 

A2  Grade 

a.  Beauty  and  the  Beast     -     -     Scudder,  also  in  4. 

a.  Clever  Alice     -     -     Grimm,  also  in  3. 

a.  Jack,  the  Giant  Killer     -     -     Lang. 

a,  d.  The  Sleeping  Beauty     -     -     Grimm,  also  in  3. 

a.  One   Eye,   Two   Eyes,  Three   Eyes     -     -     Grimm,   also 

in  3. 

a,  d.  Toads  and  Diamonds     -    -     Lang. 

a.  The  Storks     -     -     Andersen. 

a.  The  Ugly  Duckling     -     -     Andersen,  also  in  3. 

a,  d.  Snow  White  and  Rose  Red     -     -     Grimm,  also  in  4. 

a.  Little  Ida's  Flowers     -     -     Andersen. 

a.  Whittington  and  His  Cat     -     -     Lang, 

SOURCES 

1.  Grimm:  Tales,  translated  by  Mrs.  Lucas. 

2.  Andersen :  Tales,  translated  by  Mrs.  Lucas. 

3.  Scudder:  The  Children's  Book. 

4.  Lang:  Blue  Fairy  Book. 

5.  Dasent :  Popular  Tales  from  the  Norse. 


24  children's  literature 

GREEK  MYTHS 

B2  Grade 

a.  Arachne     -     -     Baldwin,  also  in  4. 

a.  Clytie  and  the  Sun  God     -    -     Firth,  also  in  5. 

a.  Contest    between    Apollo    and    Pan     -     -      Francillon, 

also  in  6. 

a.  Echo  and  Narcissus    -    -     Francillon,  also  in  6. 

a.  Latona  and  the  Frogs    -     -     Kupfer. 

a.  Phaethon    -    -     Firth,  also  in  5. 

A2  Grade 

a.       Apples   of   Hesperides     -     -     The   Wonder   Book,    also 

in  5. 
a.       The  Chimera    -    -     The  Wonder  Book. 
a,  d.   The  Golden  Touch    -    -    The  Wonder  Book,  also  in  5. 
a.        Pandora    -    -     The  Wonder  Book,  also  in  4,  5. 
a.       The  Pigmies     -    -     Tanglewood  Tales. 

B3  Grade 

a.  Admetus    -    -     Kupfer. 

a.  Atalanta    -    -     Baldwin. 

a.  Ceres  and  Persephone    -    -     Tanglewood  Tales,  also  in 

5,6. 

a.  Circe's  Palace     -     -    Tanglewood  Tales. 

a.  The  Dragon's  Teeth     -    -     Tanglewood  Tales,  also  in  3. 

a.  The  Gorgon's  Head     -     -     Firth,  also  in  5,  6. 

a.  Prometheus     -    -     Firth,  also  in  3. 

a.  Theseus  and  the  Minotaur     -     -     Francillon,  also  in  6. 

a.  The  Wonderful  Artisan     -    -     Francillon,  also  in  6. 

SOURCES 

1.  Hawthorne:  The  Wonder  Book. 

2.  Hawthorne:  Tanglewood  Tales. 

3.  Baldwin :  Old  Greek  Stories. 

4.  Firth :  Stories  of  Old  Greece. 

5.  Francillon :  Gods  and  Heroes. 

6.  Kupfer :  Stories  of  Long  Ago. 


LOS   ANGELES    NORMAL   SCHOOL  25 

NORSE  MYTHOLOGY 
B3  Grade 

a.        Iduna's  Apples     -     -     Stearn,  also  in  2,  3,  4. 

a.       Sif's  Hair     -     -     Baldwin,  also  in  4,  5  (second  year). 

a.        Freya's  Necklace     -     -     Keary. 

a.       Thor  and  the   Frost   Giant    -    -     Stearn,  also  in  2,  5 

(fifth  year). 
a.       How  Thor  Went  Fishing    -    -     Keary. 
a.       The  Death  of  Baldur     -     -     Keary,  also  in  4,  5   (fifth 

year). 
a.       The   Forging  of  the   Sword     -    -     Baldwin,   also  in   5 

(fifth  year). 
a.       The    Choosing   of    Gram     -    -     Baldwin,    also   in   4,    5 

(fifth  year). 
a.       The  Slaying  of  the  Dragon     -    -     Baldwin,  also  in  4. 

SOURCES 

1.  Stearn:  The  Gods  of  Our  Fathers. 

2.  Keary:  The  Heroes  of  Asgard. 

3.  Baldwin :  The  Story  of  Siegfried. 

4.  Guerber :  Myths  of  Northern  Lands. 

5.  Baker  and  Carpenter:  Language  Readers  (fifth  year  and 

second  year). 

IN  STORYLAND— Elizabeth  Harrison. 

B2  Grade 

a.        Prince  Harweda. 

a.       The  Cabbage  Butterfly. 

a.       The  Line  of  Golden  Light. 

A2  Grade 

a.       The  Mill  Window. 

a.       Beta  and  the  Lame  Giant. 

a.       The  Wonderful  Sea  God. 

B3  Grade 

a.       The  Line  of  Golden  Light.  : 

a.       How  Cedric  Became  a  Knight.  : 

a.       Columbus.  « 


26  children's  literature 

ORGANIC  EDUCATION— Harriet  M.  Scott. 

B2  Grade 
a.       Hiawatha,  the  Indian  Boy. 
a.        Kablu,  the  Aryan  Boy. 

A2  Grade 

a.        Darius,  the  Persian  Boy. 
a.       Cleon,  the  Greek  Boy. 

B3  Grade 
a.        Horatius,  the  Roman  Boy. 
a.       Wulf,  the  Saxon  Boy. 

IN  THE  CHILD'S  WORLD— Emily  Poulsson. 

B2  Grade  Page 

a.       Spotty's  Family 146 

a.       The  Wise  Old  Horse 151 

a.       What  the  Clock  Told  Dolly 36 

a.        The   Minnow's   Advice 242 

a.       The  Story  of  a  Breeze 390 

a.       Spring  and  Her  Helpers 265 

A2  Grade 

a.        Mabel  on  a  Midsummer  Day 384 

a.       The  Rhyme  of  the  Little  Idle  Boy 346 

a.       The   Scarecrow 296 

a.       The   Golden  Touch 213 

BIBLE  STORIES 

B2  Grade 
a.       Joseph. 
a.       Jacob. 

A2  Grade 
a.       Samson, 
a.       Daniel. 

B3  Grade 
a.       David. 
a.       Abraham. 
a.       Jacob. 
a.       Moses. 


LOS   ANGELES   NORMAL   SCHOOL  27 

MOTHER  STORIES— Maud  Lindsay. 

B2  Grade 

a.  Giant  Energy  and  Fairy  Skill, 

a.  The  Search  for  a  Good  Child. 

a.  Dust  Under  the  Rug. 

a.  Story  of  Gretchen  (Christmas). 

THE  STORY  HOUR— Kate  Douglas  Wiggin. 

A2  Grade 

a.  Dick  Smiley's  Birthday. 

a.  Benjamin  in  Beastland. 

a.  The  First  Thanksgiving  Day. 

a.  Little  George  Washington. 

BOOK  OF  LEGENDS— Horace  E.  Scudder. 

B3  Grade 
a.        St.  George  and  the  Dragon. 

FOUR  OLD  GREEKS— Jennie  Hall. 

B3  Grade 

a.  Greece  and  the  Greeks. 

a.  Achilles. 

a.  Herakles. 

a.  Merry  Dionysos. 

a.  How  Alkestis  Was  Saved. 

GRADED  CLASSICS— First  Reader. 

B2  Grade 
c,  d.   The  Touch  of  Gold, 
c,  d.    The  Three  Pigs. 
c,  d.    The  Lion  and  the  Mouse. 

c,  d.    The  Three  Bears     -     -     Also  in  Vol.  IV.,  Action,  Imi- 
tation, and  Fun  Series. 
c.       The  Old  Woman  and  Her  Pig. 


28  children's  literature 

GRADED  CLASSICS— Second  Reader. 

A2  Grade 
c.       Tom  Thumb, 
c.        Henny  Penny. 

c,  d.    The  Town  Mouse  and  the  Country  Mouse. 
c,  d.    The  Three  Billy  Goats. 
c.       Jack  and  the  Bean  Stalk. 

B3  Grade 

c.  Hans  and  His  Money. 

c.  The  Twelve  Months. 

c.  The  Wise  Men  of  Gotham. 

c.  The  Bell  of  Justice. 

c.  Sweet  and  Low. 

c.  Phaethon  Drives  the  Sun  Chariot. 

HEART  OF  OAK  BOOKS— FIRST  BOOK   (Nursery 
Rhymes  and  Jingles) 

A2  Grade 
c.        (First  half  of  book.) 

B3  Grade 

c.        (Second  half  of  book.) 

HEART  OF  OAK  BOOKS— SECOND  BOOK. 

A2  and  B3  Grades 

c,  d.  The  Little  Red  Hen. 

c,  d.  The  Field  Mouse  and  the  Town  Mouse. 

c,  d.  The  Mice,  the  Cat,  and  the  Bell. 

c,  d.  The  Mouse  and  the  Lion. 

c,  d.  The  Fox  and  the  Grapes. 

c,  d.  The  Hare  and  the  Tortoise. 

c,  d.  The  Fox  and  the  Crow. 

c,  d.  The  Lark  and  Her  Young. 

c,  d.  Diamonds  and  Toads. 

c,  d.  Cinderella. 

c,  d.  The  Sleeping  Beauty. 

c.  The  Owl  and  the  Pussy  Cat. 


LOS   ANGELES   NORMAL  SCHOOL  29 

SUNBONNET  BABIES— E.  O.  Grover. 

Second  Grade 

d.        Going  to  School. 
d.        The  Picnic. 
d.       The  Circus. 

STORIES  FOR  CHILDREN— Mrs.  Charles  Lane. 

B2  Grade 

d.  The  Crow  and  Her  Children. 
d.  Snow  White  and  Rose  Red. 
d.       The  Sleeping  Beauty. 

*ART  LITERATURE  READERS— BOOK  I. 

Second  Grade 
c,  d.    Little  Red  Riding  Hood. 
c,  d.    The  Little  Red  Hen. 
c.       The  Three  Ships. 
c.        (Other  poetic  selections.) 

*ART  LITERATURE  READERS— BOOK  IL 

Third  Grade 
c.        (Selections   from   and   about   Robert    Louis   Stevenson, 
Henry  W.  Longfellow,  Sir  Joshua  Reynolds,  etc.) 

*ART  LITERATURE  READERS— BOOK  III. 

Third  Grade 
c.        (Selections  from  and  about  Eugene  Field,  Louise  Alcott, 
Sir  Edwin  Landseer,  Hans  C.  Andersen,  Celia  Thax- 
ter,  Thomas  Gainsborough,  Lewis  Carroll  and  John  G. 
Whittier.) 

ACTION,  IMITATION,  AND  FUN  SERIES— Mara  Pratt- 
Chadwick. 

Second  Grade 
c,  d.    The  Three  Pigs     -     -     In  Volume  HI. 
c,  d.    Three  Little  Kittens     -    -     In  Volume  V. 


♦The  whole  Series,  from  Primer  up,  beautifully  edited  and  illustrated. 


30  children's  literature 

c,  d.  Chicken  Little     -     -     In  Volume  V. 

c,  d.  Red  Riding  Hood     -     -     In  Volume  VI. 

c,  d.  The  Seven  Kids     -     -     In  Volume  VI. 

c,  d.  Jack,  the  Giant  Killer     -     -     In  Unnumbered  Volume. 

B3  Grade 

c,  d.  Jack  and  the  Bean  Stalk    -    -     In  Unnumbered  Volume. 

c,  d.  Diamonds  and  Toads     -     -     With  above. 

c,  d.  The  Sleeping  Beauty     -     -     With  above. 

c,  d.  Hop  o'  My  Thumb     -     -     In  Unnumbered  Volume. 

c,  d.  Tom  Thumb     -     -     With  above. 

BOOK  OF  PLAYS  FOR  LITTLE  ACTORS— Johnston  and 
Barnum. 

Second  and  B3  Grades 

(Excellent  for  dramatic  Readings) 


POETRY 

N.  B.— To  be  READ  TO  Children 

THE   POSY   RING— Kate   Douglas   Wiggin   and    Nora   A. 
Smith 

NOTE. — This  collection,  as  a  whole,  is  excellent  material  for  reading 
to  children  in  primary  grades. 

Second  Grade  Page 

Spring 9 

Spring  and  Summer 14 

How  the  Leaves  Came  Down 17 

What  the  Winds  Bring 29 

Lady   Moon 30 

The  Wild  Winds 32 

Strange   Lands 44 

Guessing   Song 45 

My  Pony 109 

Thank  You,  Pretty  Cow 114 

The  Boy  and  the  Sheep 114 

The  Little  Land 148 

The  Lost  Doll 166 


LOS   ANGELES   NORMAL  SCHOOL  31 

Page 
Dolladine 167 

The  Dressing  of  the  Doll 167 

Land  of  Story  Book 172 

Etc.,  etc. 

B3  Grade 

March    6 

The  Voice  of  Spring 10 

September 16 

The  Wonderful  World 27 

The  Year's  at  the  Spring 29 

How  the  Noisy  Winds  are  Stilled 33 

The  Wind  in  a  Frolic 38 

Jack   Frost 47 

A  Sleeping  Child 132 

Seven  Times  One 133 

Good  Night  and  Good  Morning 136 

Little   Garaine 140 

The  World's  Music 146 

The  Peddler's  Caravan 170 

Sea  Songs  from  Shore 171 

Fairy   Folks 181 

Fairy  Folks  in  Armor 183 

The  Last  Voyage  of  the  Fairies 184 

What  May  Happen  to  the  Thimble 190 

Discontent    193 

The  Fairies  of  the  Caldon-Low^ 209 

A  Child's  Thought  of  God 241 

What  Would  You  See? 247 

Little  Christel 250 

A  Child's  Prayer 252 

Adoration  of  the  Wise  Men " 257 

Cradle    Hymn 258 

Why  Do  Bells  at  Christmas  Ring? 261 

Etc.,  etc. 


32  children's  literature 

SONGS  OF  THE  TREE  TOP  AND  MEADOW— Lida 
McMurry  and  Agnes  Cook 

(See  Suggestions  pp.  171-192) 

Second  Grade  Page 

The  Story  of  a  Seed 12 

The  Magic  Vine 19 

November  20 

I  Love  You,  Mother 51 

Nursery   Song 67 

The   Cow 86 

Who  Likes  the  Rain? 144 

Daisies 114 

The  Wind 122 

The  Chicken 122 

Daisies  and   Buttercups 124 

Apple  Blossoms 125 

Clovers 139 

The  Child  and  the  Apple 143 

Frogs  at  School 148 

B3  Grade 

September 11 

Thistledown   13 

How  the  Leaves  Came  Down . . . . : 16 

Hang  Up  the  Baby's  Stocking 35 

Talking  in  Their  Sleep 25 

Jack    Frost 28 

The  Fairy  Sisters 56 

To  Mother  Fairy 65 

Strength    78 

The  Cherry  Tree 1 19 

The  Thistle    135 

A  CHILD'S  GARDEN  OF  VERSES— Robert  Louis 
Stevenson 
(All  of  these  verses  are  excellent.) 

LOVE  SONGS  OF  CHILDHOOD— Eugene  Field 
The  Rock-a-By  Lady. 
So,  So,  Rock-a-By,  So ! 


LOS   ANGELES    NORMAL  SCHOOL  33 

The  Night  Wind. 
The  Duel. 

The  Shut-Eye  Train. 
Seein'  Things. 

RHYMES   OF  CHILDHOOD— James  Whitcomb   Riley 

The  Fishing  Party. 
The  Runaway  Boy. 
The  Raggedy  Man. 
Our  Hired  Man. 
Granny's  Come  to  Our  House. 
Little  Orphant  Annie. 
A  Boy's  Mother. 
The  Boy  Lives  on  Our  Farm. 
The  Nine  Little  Goblins. 
Out  to  Old  Aunt  Mary's. 
POEMS— Henry  W.  Longfellow 
Hiawatha  (selections). 
The  Village  Blacksmith. 
The  Children's  Hour, 
The  Clock  on  the  Stair. 


POETRY 

N.  B.— To  be  MEMORIZED 

Second  and  B  Third  Grades 

A   CHILD'S   GARDEN   OF   VERSES— Robert   Louis 
Stevenson 

Bed  in  Summer. 

The  Swing. 

My  Shadow. 

The  Wind. 

Rain. 

Whole  Duty  of  Children. 

Time  to  Rise. 

Happy  Thought. 


34  children's  literature 

HEATH'S  SECOND  READER  p^^e 

The  Daisies 48 

Whichever  Way 52 

For  Every  Evil 114 

Boats  Sail  on  the  River 124 

A  Man  of  Words. . , 142 

Politeness   89 

Sweet   Red   Rose 113 

The  Fisher 95 

One  Step  and  Another 70 

The  Rainbow  Comes  and  Goes 113 

GRADED  CLASSICS— SECOND  READER 

The  Daisies 24 

Hundreds  of  Stars 72 

The  Bow  that  Bridges  Heaven 74 

Sweet  and  Low 136 

OTHER  POETRY 

The  Rainbow     -     -     Wordsworth. 
The  Sweet  Peas     -     -     Keats. 

He  Prayeth  Best     -     -     Coleridge,  Ancient  Mariner. 
The  Year's  at  the  Spring    -     -     Browning,  Pippa  Passes. 
The  Seed     -     -     In  McMurry  and  Cook's  Songs  of  the  Tree 
Top  and  Meadow. 

NOTE. — See  Three  Years  with  the  Poets,  by  Bertha  Hazard,  for  good 
selections  for  memorizing. 


NOTES  35 


36  NOTES 


LOS  ANGELES   NORMAL  SCHOOL  37 


A-Third  and  Fourth  Grades 


CLARA  M.  PRESTON,  Training  Teacher 


PROSE 
A3  Grade 


a,  b.    The   Horse  and  the  Olive    -    -     Baldwin,   Old   Greek 

Stories. 
a,  b.    William    Tell    in    Ten    Great    Events    -     -    Johonnet, 

Golden  Rod  Series. 
a,  b.    Pandora    -     -     Hawthorne,  The  Wonder  Book. 
a.        Stories  from  the  Bible     -     -     Bible  Stories  for  Young 

People. 
a,  b.    Hercules  and  the  Golden  Apples    -    -     Hawthorne,  The 

Wonder  Book. 
c.       Stories  of  Mother  Goose  Village    -     -     Madge  Bigham. 
c.        Robinson  Crusoe     -     -     McMurry,  editor, 
c.       Selections  from  Art  Literature  Readers    -    -     Books  IL 

and  HL,  Frances  E.  Chutter. 

Thanksgiving  Selections 

a.  Story    of    the    First    Thanksgiving    -     -     Standish    of 

Standish. 

b.  How  the  Vegetables  Spent  Thanksgiving    -     -     Child 

Study  Monthly,  November,  1898. 

b.       The  Squirrel's  Thanksgiving    -     -     Child  Garden,  No- 
vember, 1898. 

a.       Story  of  the  Pilgrims. 

Christmas  Selections 
a,  b.    Christmas  in  Russia  and  England     -     -     Plan  Book. 

a,  b.    Legends  of  the  Christmas  Time     -     -     Plan  Book. 

b.  Christmas  in  the  Barn     -     -     Wiggin,  Story  Hour, 
b.        Old  Christmas     -     -     Mary  Howitt. 

b.       Why  the  Chimes  Ring    -     -     Kindergarten  Plan  Book, 
b.       The  Legend  of  St.  Christopher    -     -     In  15,  16. 


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38  children's  literature 

POETRY 

A3  Grade 

c.  The  Mountain  and  the  Squirrel  -  -  Emerson,  in  2,  3, 
4,  5,  21,  22,  23,  8,  24,  25,  26,  27,  1. 

b.  Baucis  and   Philemon     -     -     Jonathan  Swift,   in  2,  28, 

29,  23,  10,  2,  30. 

c.  Lost — Three  Little  Robins    -    -     Mrs.  C.  F.  Berry,  in 

4,  31. 

b.        A  Bird's  Nest     -     -     Florence  Perry,  in  9. 

b,  e.  Little  Brown  Hands  -  -  M.  H.  Krout,  in  1,  2,  32,  33, 
34,  8,  35,  36. 

b.        The  Fox  and  the  Crow     -     -     Jane  Taylor,  in  2. 

b.  The  City  Mouse  and  the  Country  Mouse  -  -  Chris- 
tina G.  Rossetti,  in  10. 

b.  Mrs.  Speckled  Feather's  Family  -  -  S.  E.  Eastman, 
in  4. 

b.  A  Visit  from  St.  Nicholas  -  -  Clement  Moore,  in  3, 
7,  37,  19,  40,  17,  38,  39,  2,  20,  1. 

b,  c.  Wynken,  Blynken,  and  Nod  -  -  Eugene  Field,  in  8, 
Zy,  41,  42,  20,  43. 

b.        The  Fairy  Folk     -     -     John  Keats,  in  2. 

b.  Meadow  Talk     -     -     Caroline  Leslie,  in  8. 

e.  Drive  the  Nail  Aright     -     -     (Unknown),  in  19. 

e.  "I  Once  Had  a  Sweet  Little  Doll"  ^  -  -  Chas.  Kings- 
ley,  in  2. 

e.  Don't  Give  LTp     -     -     Phoebe  Cary,  in  18. 

e.  What  the  Winds  Bring     -     -     Stedman,  in  17. 

e.  The  Wonderful  World     -     -     Browne,  in  8. 

c,  b.  Selections  from  Art  Literature  Readers,  Books  IL  and 

in.     -    -     Frances  E.  Chutter. 

HOME  READING 

A3  Grade 

The  True  Story  of  George  Washington     -    -     E.  S.  Brook. 

When  Life  is  Young    -    -     M.  M.  Dodge. 

Stories  of  Great  Americans  for  Little  Americans     -     -     Eg- 

gleston. 
Letters  from  a  Cat     -     -     H.  M.  F.  Jackson. 
The  Sleeping  Beauty  in  the  Wood     -     -     A.  Lang. 


LOS   ANGELES    NORMAL   SCHOOL  39 

The  RambilHcus  Book     -     -     McDougall. 
Miss  Muflfet's  Christmas  Party    -     -     Samuel  Crothers. 
Mother  Goose  Village     -     -     Madge  Bigham. 
Eskimo  Stories     -     -     Mary  E.  Smith. 
Moni,  the  Goat  Boy     -     -     Kunz. 

Art  Literature  Readers,  Books  II.  and  III.     -     -     Frances  E. 
Chutter. 

PROSE 
Fourth  Grade 

c.  The  Bee  and  the  Gazelle    -     -     Baldwin,  Old  Stories 

of  the  East. 
c.  The  Great  Chief    -     -     Baldwin,  Old  Stories  of  the 

East. 
c.  The  Garden  of  Delight    -     -     Baldwin,  Old  Stories  of 

the  East. 
c.  The  Story  of  Joseph     -    -     Baldwin,  Old  Stories  of 

the  East. 
c.  The  Two  Brothers     -     -     Baldwin,  Old  Stories  of  the 

East. 
c.  The  Flood  of  Waters    -    -     Baldwin,  Old  Stories  of 

the  East, 
b,  c.       Waste   Not,   Want    Not    -     -     Maria   Edgeworth,   et 

al.,  in  12. 
b,  c.        Order   and   Disorder     -     -     Maria   Edgeworth,  et  al, 

in  12. 

b,  c.       The  Discontented  Pendulum     -    -    Maria  Edgeworth, 

et  al.,  in  12. 

c.  Robinson  Crusoe     -     -     Defoe,  Standard  Lit.  Series, 
c.  Tales  of  Mother  Goose     -     -     M.  V.  O'Shea,  Editor, 
c.  Hans  Andersen  Stories     -     -     Riverside  Lit.  Series, 
c.           The  New  Year's  Bargain     -     -     Susan  Coolidge. 

c,  d.        Mischief's  Thanksgiving     -     -   Susan  Coolidge. 

b,c.       The  Wonderful  Chair    -     -     M.  V.  O'Shea. 

b,  c.       The  Water  Babies     -    -     Kingsley,  in  13. 

b,  c.  How  Cedric  Became  a  Knight  -  -  Eliz.  Harrison, 
in  13. 

b,  c.       In  the  Reign  of  Coyote     -     -     Catherine  Chandler. 

b,  c.       The  Pony  Engine     -    -     Howells,  Story  Book. 

b,  c.  Alice's  Adventures  in  Wonderland  -  -  Lewis  Car- 
roll. 


40  children's  literature 

c.  Old  Greek  Stories    -    -     Baldwin. 

c.  (Selections  from)  Stepping  Stones  to  Literature    - 

For  Fourth  Grades. 
c.  Legend  of  the  Gentian     -     -     Mary  S.  Brooks,  in  14. 

c,  d.       Two  Little  Confederates    -     -     Thos.  N.  Page. 


POETRY 

Fourth  Grade 

b.  The  Fairies  of  the  Caldon-Low     -     -     Mary  Howitt, 

in  2,  3,  1. 
e.  Hurt  No  Living  Thing     -     -     Christina  Rosetti,  in  L 

b..  How  the  Leaves  Came  Down     -    -     Susan  Coolidge, 

in  L 

b,  c.        The  Spider  and  the  Fly     -     -     Mary  Howitt,  in  1,  2. 

c.  The  Way  for  Billy  and  Me     -     -     James  Hogg,  in  1,  2. 
c,  e.       A  Night  with  a  Wolf     -     -     Bayard  Taylor,  in  L 

c,  e.  The  Crow's  Children     -     -     Phoebe  Cary,  in  L 

b,  c.  The  Afternoon  Nap     -     -     Chas.  Eastman,  in  I. 

b.  A  Masquerade     -     -     (Unknown),  in  L 

b,  c.  Jack  Frost     -     -     Hannah  Gould,  in  L 

b,  c.  Jack  in  the  Pulpit     -     -    Clara  Smith,  in  1,  14,  48. 

b,  c,  e.  The   Sorrowful   Sea   Gull     -     -     From    Child   World, 

in  1. 
e.  The  Sandpiper  and  I     -     -     Celia  Thaxter,  in  1,  2,  4. 

e.  The  Tree     -     -     Bjornson,  in  1. 

c.  Good  Night  and  Good  Morning    -    -     Lord  Hough- 

ton, in  1,  2. 
b.  The  Bluebird     -     -     Emily  Miller,  in  1. 

b,  c,  e.    The  Ant  and  the  Cricket     -     -     (Anonymous),  in  2. 
b.  Little  Dandelion     -     -     Helen  Bostwick,  in  1,  3,  20. 

b.  Darius   Green  and   His   Flying  Machine     -     -     J.  T. 

Trowbridge,  Speaker's  Garland,  Vol.  I. 

c.  The  Children's  Hour     -     -     Longfellow,  Poems. 
b.  John  Gilpin     -     -     W.  L.  Shepperd,  in  3. 

b.  The  Vagabonds     -     -     J.  T.  Trowbridge,  in  4. 

e.  The   Nightingale    and    the    Glow   Worm     -     -    Wm. 

Cowper,  in  2,  5,  25,  17,  23,  20. 
b.  The    Kitten    and    the    Falling    Leaves      -      -      Wm. 

Wordsworth,  in  2,  5,  44,  28,  23,  20,  27. 


LOS   ANGELES    NORMAL   SCHOOL  41 

b.  The  Leak  in  the  Dike     -     -     Phoebe  Gary,  in  18. 

e.  The  Village  Blacksmith     -    -     H.  W.  Longfellow,  in 

5,  17,  44,  28,  8,  46,  40. 
b,  c.       The  Lamplighter    -     -     R.  L.  Stevenson,  in  5. 
b,  Seein'  Things     -     -     Eugene  Field,  in  6,  47,  41. 

b.  Picnic  Time     -    -     Eugene  Field,  in  6. 

Thanksgiving  Selections 

b,  c.       The  Pumpkin  Glory    -    -     Howells,  Story  Book. 

c,  d.        Mischief's  Thanksgiving     -     -     Susan  Goolidge. 

c.  "Ghusey"   (the  November  Story)     -     -     Susan  Gool- 

idge, New  Year's  Bargain. 
b.  Thanksgiving  Day    -    -     Lydia  Ghild,  in  1. 

Christmas  Selections 

b,  c.  How  the  Cat  Kept  Christmas  (the  December  Story) 
-    -     Susan  Goolidge,  New  Year's  Bargain. 

b.  Adaptation  from  Ben  Hur    -     -     Lew  Wallace. 

b,  c.  Babouscha,  Santa,  and  Family  -  -  Ghild  Garden, 
December,  1893. 

b,  c.  The  Strange  Child's  Christmas  -  -  (From  the  Ger- 
man), in  3. 

b,  c.  A  Visit  to  the  Baby  King  -  -  Ghild  Garden,  De- 
cember, 1899. 

b,  c.       Christmas  Every  Day    -    -     Howells,  Story  Book. 

SOURCES 

1.  Child  Life     -     -     Edited  by  Whittier. 

2.  Open  Sesame     -     -     Vol.  I. 

3.  Poetry  for  Children     -     -     S.  Eliot. 

4.  Voices  for  the  Speechless     -    -    A.  Firth. 

5.  The  Listening  Ghild     -     -    Thatcher. 

6.  Love  Songs  of  Childhood     -     -     E.  Field. 

7.  A  Child's  Book  of  Poetry    -     -     Edna  Turpin. 

8.  Graded  Memory  Selection     -    -     Waterman,  et  al. 

9.  Stepping  Stones  to  Literature     -    -     For  Third  Grades. 

10.  Golden  Numbers     -     -     Wiggin  and  Smith. 

11.  Old  Stories  of  the  East     -    -     Baldwin. 

12.  Waste  Not,  Want  Not     -     -     Maria  Edge  worth,  el  al. 

13.  Stepping  Stones  to  Literature    -    -     For  Fourth  Grades. 


42  children's  literature 

14.  Language   Readers     -     -     Third    Reader,    Baker    and 

Carpenter. 

15.  Language    Readers     -     -     Fourth    Reader,    Baker   and 

Carpenter. 

16.  Stories  of  the  Saints    -    -     Chenoweth. 

17.  New  Library  of  Poetry  and  Song     -     -     Bryant. 

18.  Alice  and  Phoebe  Cary's  Poems. 

19.  Selections  for  Memorizing    -     -     Foster  and  Williams. 

20.  The  Posy  Ring     -     -     Wiggin  and  Smith. 

21.  Arbor  Day  Manual     -     -     C.  B.  Skinner. 

22.  Book  of  Verse  for  Children     -     -     E.  V.  Lucas. 

23.  Children's  Garland  from  the   Best  Poets     -     -     C.  Pat- 

more. 

24.  Poetry  for  Home  and  School     -    -     A.  C.  Brackett  and 

L  M.  Eliot. 

25.  Poetry  of  the  Seasons     -     -     M.  L  Lovejoy,  Compiler. 

26.  Progressive  Speaker    -    -     National  Pub.  Co. 

27.  Pieces  to  Speak     -     -     H.  H.  Ballard. 

28.  Fireside  Encyclopedia  of  Poetry     -     -     H.  T.  Coates. 

29.  Humorous    Poetry   of   the    English    Language     -     -     J. 

Parton. 

30.  Reading  and  Recitation,  No.  11     -     -     Werner. 

31.  Lincoln  Literary  Collection     -     -     J.  P.  McCaskey. 

32.  Choice  Pieces  for  Little  People     -     -     T.  S.  Dennison. 

33.  Choice  Selections,  One  Hundred,   No.   12      -      -      Penn 

Pub.  Co. 

34.  The  Favorite  Speaker     -     -     La  Moille  and  Parsons. 

35.  School  Reader,  Vol.  2     -     -     Harper. 

36.  Tommy's  First  Speaker     -     -     Donohue  &  Co. 

37.  American  Anthology     -     -     E.  C.  Stedman. 

38.  Every  Day  in  the  Year     -     -     James  and  Mary  Ford. 

39.  The  Household  Book  of  Poetry     -    -     Charles  Dana. 

40.  Choice  Literature,  Intermediate,  Book  I.     -    -     S.  Will- 

iams. 

41.  Eugene  Field  Book     -     -     Burt  and  Cable. 

42.  Hand  Book  of  Best  Reading    -    -     S.  H.  Clark. 

43.  With  Trumpet  and  Drum     -     -     Eugene  Field. 

44.  Best  Short  Poems  of  Nineteenth  Century     -     -     W.  S. 

Lord. 

45.  Best  Selections,  No.  7     -     -     Penn  Pub.  Co. 


LOS   ANGELES   NORMAL  SCHOOL  43 

46.  Prize  Poetical  Speaker    -     -     H.  A.  Dickerman  &  Son. 

47.  Best  Selections,  No.  24    -    -     Penn  Pub.  Co. 

48.  Nature  in  Verse  for  Children     -    -     Lovejoy. 

HOME  READING 

Fourth  Grade 

Fifty  Famous  Stories  Retold    -    -     Baldwin. 

The  Birds'  Christmas  Carol     -    -     Kate  D.  Wiggin. 

The  Call  of  the  Wild    -     -    Jack  London. 

Two  Little  Confederates    -    -    Thos.  N.  Page. 

New  Year's  Bargain     -     -     Susan  Coolidge. 

Queer  Little  People     -     -     H.  B.  Stowe. 

The  Wonder  Book     -     -     N.  Hawthorne. 

Robinson  Crusoe     -     -     D.  Defoe. 

Little  Pepper  Series     -     -     M.  Sidney. 

Little  Colonel  Series     -     -     Johnston. 

Tales  from  Shakespeare     -    -     Lamb. 

Uncle  Remus     -    -    J.  C.  Harris. 

Swiss  Family  Robinson     -     -     Wyss. 

Beautiful  Joe     -     -     M.  Saunders. 

Hans  Brinker  or  the  Silver  Skates     -    -     M.  M.  Dodge. 

Story  of  a  Brownie     -     -     Maria  Mulock. 

Wizard  of  Oz    -     -     Baum. 

Docas,  the  Indian  Boy    -     -     Mrs.  D.  Snedden. 

Little  Lord  Fauntleroy    -    -     F.  H.  Burnett. 

Sara  Crewe     -    -     F.  H.  Burnett. 

Little  Saint  Elizabeth     -     -     F.  H.  Burnett. 

Editha's  Burglar    -     -     F.  H.  Burnett. 

Mischief's  Thanksgiving     -     -     S.  Coolidge. 

The  Little  Lame  Prince     -     -     M.  Mulock. 

The  Prince  and  the  Pauper    -    -    S.  Clemens. 

The  Jungle  Book    -    -     Kipling. 

Jack  Book  Series     -    -     George  B.  Grinnell. 

Zitkala-Sa,  Old  Indian  Legends     -    -     Pub.  by  Ginn  &  Co. 

Little  Lucy's  Wonderful  Globe     -    -    Charlotte  Young. 

The  Red  True  Story  Book     -    -    Andrew  Lang.     — — ^ 

The  Rambillicus  Book    -     -     McDougall. 

The  Boy  Settlers    -     -     Brooks. 

A  Boy  on  a  Farm     -    -     Abbott. 

Ways  of  Wood  Folk    -    -     Long. 


44  children's  literature 

Wilderness  Ways     -    -     Long. 
Captain  January     -    -     L.  E.  Richards. 
Ernest  Thompson  Seton's  Books. 

Lolami,  The  Little  Cliff  Dweller     -     -     Clara  Bayliss. 
Viking  Tales     -     -     Jennie  Hall. 

Art  Literature  Readers,  Books  IL  and  IIL     -    -     Frances  E. 
Chutter. 


NOTES  45 


^  NOTES 


LOS  ANGELES   NORMAL   SCHOOL  47 


Fifth  Grade 


KATE  F.  OSGOOD,  Training  Teacher 


b,  c.  The    Story   of   the    Rhinegold     -     -     Anna   Alice 

Chapin. 

The  Norse  Stories     -     -     Hamilton  Wright  Mabie. 

Bible  Stories    -    -     Moulton. 

Old  Stories  of  the  East     -     -     James  Baldwin. 

Stories  of  the  Bible     -     -     Ed.  Publishing  Co. 

King  of  the  Golden  River     -     -     John  Ruskin. 

The  Bell  of  Atri    -     -     H.  W.  Longfellow. 

The  Emperor's  Bird's  Nest  -  -  H.  W.  Long- 
fellow. 

The  Arrow  and  the  Song    -    -     H.  W.  Longfellow. 

Hiawatha's  Childhood     -     -    H.  W.  Longfellow. 

Hiawatha's  Hunting     -     -     H.  W.  Longfellow. 

Hiawatha's  Friends     -     -     H.  W.  Longfellow. 

An  Order  for  a  Picture     -     -    Alice  Cary. 

The  Barefoot  Boy     -    -    J.  G.  Whittier. 

Robert  of  Lincoln     -     -    W.  C.  Bryant. 

The  O' Lincoln  Family     -     -     Flagg. 

The  Bob-o-Link  in  Birds  of  Spring  -  -  Wash- 
ington Irving,  Wolfert's  Roost. 

The  Bloodless  Sportsman     -    -     S.  W.  Foss. 

The  Pied  Piper  of  Hamelin  -  -  Robert  Brown- 
ing. 

The  Apple  Blossoms    -    -    Wm.  Wesley  Martin. 

*Columbus     -     -    Joaquin  Miller. 

*The  Landing  of  the  Pilgrims     -     -     Mrs.  Hemans. 

The  Voice  of  Spring    -    -     Mrs.  Hemans. 

Merry  Adventures  of  Robin  Hood  -  -  Howard 
Pyle. 

The  Wonder  Clock    -     -     Howard  Pyle. 

The  American  Flag    -     -     Drake. 

*To  be  taken  in  connection  with  History. 


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48  children's  literature 

c,  e.  The  Brook    -     -    Tennyson. 

c,  c.  The  First  Bluebird     -     -    Jas.  Whitcomb  Riley, 

c,  c.  Rain  in  Summer     -     -     Longfellow. 

c,c.  Before  the  Rain     -     -    T.  B.  Aldrich. 

c,e.  After  the  Rain     -     -     T.  B.  Aldrich. 

Morning  Exercises 

b.  Mowgli's  Brothers     -     -     Kipling,  Jungle  Book. 

b.  Kaa's  Hunting    -     -     Kipling,  Jungle  Book. 

b.  Rikki-Tikki-Tavi     -     -     Kipling,  Jungle  Book. 

b.  The  White  Seal     -     -     Kipling,  Jungle  Book. 

b.  *Grandfather's  Chair     -     -     Hawthorne. 

b.  fThe  Pastoral  Bee  and  The  Idyl  of  the  Honey  Bee 

,   -    -     John  Burroughs,  Birds  and  Bees. 

b.  fPepacton     -     -    John  Burroughs. 

b.  fSharp  Eyes     -     -    John  Burroughs. 

b.  fSquirrels  and  Other  Fur  Bearers     -     -    John  Bur- 
roughs. 

b.  fTrue  Bird  Stories    -     -     Olive  Thorne  Miller. 

b.  fThe  Story  of  a  Salmon     -     -     David  Starr  Jordan. 

b,  c.  Heidi     -     -    Johanna  Spyri. 

b.  A  Boy's  Town     -     -     W.  D.  Howells. 

b.  Brave  Little  Holland     -    -     Wm.  E.  Griffis. 


HOME  READING 
Fifth  Grade 

Matka  and  Kotik     -    -     David  Starr  Jordan. 

The  Jungle  Book    -     -     Rudyard  Kipling. 

The  Second  Jungle  Book    -    -     Rudyard  Kipling. 

Wild  Animals  I  Have  Known     -     -     E.  Thompson  Seton. 

Trail  of  the  Sandhill  Stag    -     -     E.  Thompson  Seton. 

Story  of  a  Bad  Boy    -     -     T.  B.  Aldrich. 

Being  a  Boy     -     -     CD.  Warner. 

Cudjo's   Cave     -    -    Trowbridge. 

Robinson  Crusoe     -     -     Defoe. 

Swiss  Family  Robinson    -     -    Wyss. 

Boy  Epiigrants     -    -     N.  Brooks. 

Hans  Brinker  or  The  Silver  Skates     -     -     M.  M.  Dodge. 

*To  be  taken  in  connection  with  History. 

tTo  be  taken  in  connection  with  Nature  Study. 


LOS   ANGELES   NORMAL   SCHOOL  49 

Land  of  Pluck    -     -     M.  M.  Dodge. 
*01d  Times  in  the  Colonies     -     -     C.  C.  Coffin. 
*Home  Life  in  Colonial  Days     -     -     Alice  Morse  Earle. 
♦Child  Life  in  Colonial  Days    -    -     Alice  Morse  Earle. 
Family  Flights     -     -     E.  E.  Hale  and  Susan  Hale. 
Book  of  Golden  Deeds     -     -     Charlotte  M.  Yonge. 
Stories  of  the  Golden  Age     -    -     James  Baldwin. 
Story  of  Siegfried     -    -    James  Baldwin. 
♦Little  Daughters  of  the  Revolution     -     -     Nora  Perry. 
Boyhood  in  Norway    -     -     H.  H.  Boyesen. 
Modern  Vikings     -     -     H.  H.  Boyesen. 
Magellan    -    -    George  M.  Towle. 
*To  be  taken  in  connection  with  History. 


50  NOTES 


NOTES  51 


52  children's  literature 


Sixth  Grade 


SARAH  E.  WOODBURY,  Training  Teacher 


POETRY 
B6  Grade 


>• . 


b,  c.  Sir  Patrick  Spens     -     -     In  5,  12. 

b,  c.  Birds  of  Killingworth     -     -     LongfelloMi,  in  5,   13. 

b,  c,  d,  e.    Paul  Revere's  Ride     -    -     Longfellow,  in  13. 

b,  c,  e.        Concord  Hymn     -     -     Emerson,  in  5,  12. 

b,  c.  How  They  Brought  the  Good  News  from  Ghent  to 

Aix     -     -     Browning,  in  9,4,  5,  11. 
b,  c,  e.        Breathes   There   a   Man  ?    -     -     Scott,   Lay  of  the 

Last  Minstrel. 
b,  c,  e.       Soldier,  Rest     -    -    Scott,  Lady  of  the  Lake. 
b,  c,  e.        Song  of  the  Chattahoochee     -   .  -     Lanier,  in  3. 
b,  c.  The   Walrus   and   the   Carpenter     -    -     L.   Carroll, 

Alice  in  Wonderland. 
b,  c,  e.       The  Blue  and  the  Gray    -     -     Finch,  in  12. 
b,  c,  e.        The  Destruction  of  Sennacherib     -     -     Byron,  in  7, 
b,  c,  d,  e.    Horatius  at  the  Bridge     -     -     Macaulay,  in  2,  11,  4. 
b,  c.  Rienzi's  Address  to  the  Romans     -     -     Mitford,  in 

11. 
b,  c,  e.     •  Battle  Hymn  of  the  Republic     -     -     Julia  Ward 

Howe,  in  11,  12. 

PROSE 
B6  Grade 

a,  b,  c,  d.    Christmas  Carol     -    -     Dickens,  in  13. 

b,  c,  d.        Tanglewood   Tales     -     -     Hawthorne,   in    13. 
a,  b,  c,  d.    Greek  Heroes     -     -     Kingsley,  in  13. 

a,  b,  c.  Adventures  of  Ulysses     -     -     In  2. 

a,  b,  c.  Rome  and  the  Romans     -     -     In  2. 

a,  b,  c.  The  Beginning  of  Rome     -     -     In  2. 

a,  b,  c.  The  Man  without  a  Country     -     -     Hale,  in  13. 


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b,  c.  The  Dying  Gladiator     -     -     Byron,  in  13. 

b,  c,  d.  Old  Pipes  and  the  Dryad     -     -     Stockton,  Fanciful 
Tales. 

^  b,  c,  d.  Bee  Man  of  Orne     -    -     Stockton,  Fanciful  Tales.  K(~j 

b,  c,  d.  Clocks  of  Rondaine     -     -     Stockton,  Fanciful  Tales.  \ 

b.  The  Odyssey    -     -     Palmer,  in  13. 

c.  Most  of  the  prose  selections  in  Heath's  Fifth  Reader. 

POETRY 

A6  Grade 

b,  c,  e.       Ye  Mariners  of  England    -    -    T.  Campbell,  in  7, 

9,  10,  12. 
b,  c,  e.       Abou  Ben  Adhem     -    -     L.  Hunt,  in  5,  9. 
b,  c.  Allin  a  Dale     -     -     In  1,  5,  12. 

b,  c,  e.       The  Cloud     -     -     Shelley,  in  1,  8,  10. 
b,  c,  e.       The  Daffodils     -    -    Wordsworth,  in  1,  4,  6,  8,  10. 
b,  c,  e.        Bugle  Call    -    -    Tennyson,  in  1,  6,  9,  10. 
b,  c,  e.       Hark,  Hark  the  Lark    -     -     Shakespeare,  in  1,  6. 
b,  c,  e.        Over  Hill  and  Dale     -     -     Shakespeare,  in  1,  8. 
b,  c,  e.       When  Icicles  Hang    -    -     Shakespeare,  in  1,  8. 
b,  c,  e.       Orpheus  and  His  Lute     -     -     Shakespeare,  in  1,  6. 
b,  c,  d,  e.    Rising  of  1776    -     -     Read,  in  1. 
b,  c,  e.        Selections  from  Hiawatha     -     -     Longfellow,  in  1, 

13. 
b,  c,  e.        Planting  of  the  Apple  Tree     -    -     Bryant,  in  1,  13. 
b,  c,  e.       Burial  of  Sir  John  Moore     -     -    Wolfe,  in  1,  10,  11, 

12. 
b,  c,  e.       The  Ivy  Green     -    -     Dickens,  in  1,8. 
b,  c,  e.       The  Arrow  and  the  Song    -    -     Longfellow,  in  1, 

13. 
b,  c,  e.       The  Day  is  Done     -    -     Longfellow,  in  1,  13. 
b,  c,  e.       The  Lady  of  Shalott     -    -    Tennyson,  in  13. 
b,  c.  The  Inchcape  Rock    -     -     Southey,  in  10. 

PROSE 
A6  Grade 
a,  b,  c,  d.    Merry  Adventures  of  Robin  Hood    -    -     Pyle. 

a,  b,  c,  d.    Story  of  King  Arthur  and  His  Knights     -    -     Pyle. 

b,  c.  Story  of  Roger     -    -    Andrews,  Ten  Boys, 
a,  b,  c.       Red  Cap  Tales    -    -    Crockett. 


54  children's  literature 

SOURCES 

1.  Heath  Reader    -    -     Book  V. 

2.  Stepping  Stones  to  Literature     -     -     For  Sixth  Grades. 

3.  Stepping  Stones  to  Literature    -    -    For  Seventh  Grades. 

4.  Lights  to  Literature     -     -     Book  IV. 
/'-S.  Heart  of  Oak  Books     -    -     Fourth  Book. 

6.  Heart  of  Oak  Books     -    -     Fifth  Book. 

7.  Heart  of  Oak  Books     -     -     Sixth  Book. 

8.  Poetry  of  the  Seasons     -     -     Compiled  by  Mary  L  Love- 

joy. 

9.  Book  of  Famous  Poems     -    -     Compiled  by  T.  B.  Aid- 

rich. 
10.     The  Listening  Child     -     -     Compiled  by  Lucy  Thacher. 
IL     Open  Sesame     -     -     Vol.  H. 

12.  Poetry  of  the  People     -     -     Compiled  by  Charles  Mills 

Gayley  and  M.  C.  Flaherty. 

13.  Author's  Work. 


HOME  READING 

Sixth  Grade 

Story  of  a  Bad  Boy    -    -    T.  B.  Aldrich. 

Juan  and  Juanita     -    -     F.  C.  Baylor. 

Rab  and  His  Friends     -     -     J.  Brown. 

Heroes  of  the  Middle  West    -     -     M.  H.  Catherwood. 

Boots  and  Saddles     -     -     Mrs.  E.  Custer. 

Two  Years  Before  the  Mast    -     -     R.  H.  Dana. 

Stories  for  Boys     -    -     R.  H.  Dana. 

Matka  and  Kotik     -     -     David  Starr  Jordan. 

The  Jungle  Book    -     -     Rudyard  Kipling. 

The  Second  Jungle  Book    -     -     Rudyard  Kipling. 

Crusoe's  Island     -     -     F.  A.  Oher. 

Trail  of  the  Sandhill  Stag    -     -     E.  Thompson  Seton. 

Magellan     -    -     G.  M.  Towle. 

Drake,  the  Sea  King  of  Devon     -     -     G.  M,  Towle. 

Vasco  de  Gama    -     -     G.  M.  Towle. 

Heroes  and  Martyrs  of  Invention     -     -     G.  M.  Towle. 

Swiss  Family  Robinson     -    -    J.  D.  Wyss. 

The  Daisy  Chain     -     -     Charlotte  Yonge. 

Pillars  of  the  House     -    -     Charlotte  Yonge. 


LOS   ANGELES    NORMAL   SCHOOL  55 

Boy  Hunters    -     -     T.  B.  Reed. 

Indian  Boyhood     -     -     Chas.  Eastman. 

Famous  Men  of  Greece     -    -     Haaren  and  Poland. 

Famous  Men  of  Rome     -     -     Haaren  and  Poland. 

Famous  Men  of  the  Middle  Ages     -     -     Haaren  and  Poland. 

The  Boy  Captive  of  Old  Deerfield     -     -     M.  P.  W.  Smith. 

Ways  of  Wood  Folks     -     -     Wm.  J.  Long. 

Wilderness  Ways     -     -     Wm.  J.  Long. 

Secrets  of  the  Woods     -    -     Wm.  J.  Long. 

The  Story  of  Dago     -     -     Annie  F.  Johnston. 

The  Biography  of  a  Grizzly     -     -     Ernest  Thompson  Seton. 

Two  Little  Savages     -     -     Ernest  Thompson  Seton. 

Lives  of  the  Hunted     -     -     Ernest  Thompson  Seton. 

The  Cricket  on  the  Hearth     -     -     C.  Dickens. 

Dombey  and  Son     -    -     C.  Dickens. 

Hans  Brinker  or  The  Silver  Skates     -     -     M.  M.  Dodge. 

A  Boy's  Town     -     -     W.  D.  Howells. 

The  Flight  of  Pony  Baker     -     -     W.  D.  Howells. 

Silver  Medal  Stories     -     -     J.  T.  Trowbridge. 

Boyhood  in  Norway     -     -     H.  H.  Boyesen. 

Little  Men     -     -     Louise  M.  Alcott. 

Little  Women     -     -     Louise  M.  Alcott. 

Jo's  Boys     -     -     Louise  M.  Alcott. 

Cadet  Days     -     -     Chas.  King. 

Camp  Mates     -     -     Kirk  Monroe. 

Canoe  Mates     -     -     Kirk  Monroe. 

Snow-shoes  and  Sledges     -     -     Kirk  Monroe. 

Two  Little  Knights  of  Kentucky     -     -     A.  F.  Johnston. 


56  NOTES 


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NOTES  57 


58  children's  literature 


Seventh   Grade 


M.  BELLE  STEVER,  Training  Teacher 


PROSE 
B7  Grade 


c,  d.  Rip  Van  Winkle     -     -     Irving,  in  5. 

b  and  c.       Rab  and  His  Friends     -     -     J.  Brown,  in  10. 

c.  The  Man  without  a  Country     -     -     Hale,  in  11. 

b  and  c,  d.  Little  Nell     -    -     Dickens,  in  7,  9. 

b  and  c,  d.  Little  David     -     -     Dickens,  in  7,  9. 

c.  Wee  Willie  Winkie     -     -     Kipling,  in  11. 

b  and  c.      Treasure  Island    -     -     Stevenson,  in  8. 


POETRY 
B7  Grade 

c.  Grandmother's  Story  of  Bunker  Hill    -    -    Holmes, 

in  11. 
bandc.       Courtship  of  Miles  Standish     -     -     Longfellow,  in 

2,  7,  9. 
bandc.       Prisoner  of  Chillon     -     -     Byron,  in  1,  7. 
c.  Little  People  of  the  Snow     -     -     Bryant,  in  11. 

c.  Sella     -     -      Bryant,  in  11. 

c.  Horatius  at  the  Bridge     -     -     Macaulay,  in  1. 

c.  Incident  of  the  French  Camp     - .  -     Browning,  in 

4. 
c.  Lochinvar    -    -     Scott,  in  1,  6. 

c  Lochiel's  Warning    -    -     Campbell,  in  1. 

e,  c.  Concord  Hymn     -    -     Emerson,  in  11. 

e,  c.  The  Bugle  Song-  -     -    Tennyson,  in  5,  13» 

e,  c.  To  a  Waterfowl     -    -     Bryant,  in  11. 

e,  c.  Flower  in  the  Crannied  Wall     -    -     Tennyson,  in 

12. 
c,  c.  The  Eagle     -    -    Tennyson,  in  12. 


LOS    ANGELES    NORMAL   SCHOOL  59 

c,  c.  To  a  Dandelion  -     -     Lowell,  in  5. 

c,  c.  The  Cloud     -    -     Shelley,  in  6. 

c.  Brooks'  Reader  -     -     VI.,  VII.,  and  VIII.  com- 

bined. 

PROSE 
A7  Grade 

c.  The  Great  Stone  Face     -     -    Hawthorne,  in  9. 

c.  Snow  Image     -     -     Hawthorne,  in  7,  9. 

bandc.       The  Gold  Bug    -     -     Poe,  in  8. 

b  and  c,  d.  Legend  of  Sleepy  Hollow     -    -     Irving,  in  2. 

c.  Legend  of  the  Moor's  Legacy     -     -     Irving,  in  2. 

d,c.  The  Pot  of  Broth     -     -     Yeats,  in  H. 

bandc.  Girls  Who  Became  Famous  -  -  Sara  K.  Bol- 
ton, in  IL 

c.  The  Heights  of  Abraham     -     -     Parkman,  in  2. 

c.  The    Discovery   of    Lake    Champlain     -     -     Park- 

man,  in  2. 

b  and  c,  d.  The  Spy    -     -     Cooper,  in  7. 

POETRY 

A7  Grade 

b  and  c,  e.  Evangeline     -     -     Longfellow,  in  9. 

b,  c  and  e.  The  Building  of  the  Ship     -     -     Longfellow,  in  2. 

c.  King  Robert  of  Sicily     -     -     Longfellow,  in  IL 
b,  c,  e.  Snow-bound     -     -     Whittier,  in  9. 

b,  c,  e.  Rhyme   of   the   Ancient   Mariner     -     -     Coleridge, 

in  5. 

c.  The  Ballad  of  East  and  West     -     -     Kipling,  in  4. 
c.  The  Revenge     -     -     Tennyson,  in  5. 

c.  Herve  Riel     -     -     Browning,  in  3,  5. 

c.  Marco  Bozzaris     -     -     Fitz-Green  Halleck,  in  2. 

e,  c.  Daffodils     -     -     Wordsworth,  in  5. 

e,  c.  To  a  Cuckoo     -     -     Wordsworth,  in  6. 

e,  c.  To  a  Skylark     -     -     Shelley,  in  6. 

e.  The  Laughing  Chorus     -    -     In  15. 

SOURCES 

1.  Stepping  Stones  to  Literature     -     -     For  Sixth  Grades. 

2.  Stepping  Stones  to  Literature    -    -    For  Seventh  Grades. 


60  children's  literature 

3.  Stepping  Stones  to  Literature     -    -     For  Higher  Grades, 

4.  Heart  of  Oak  Books     -     -     Fourth  Book. 

5.  Heart  of  Oak  Books     -     -     Fifth  Book. 

6.  Heart  of  Oak  Books     -     -     Sixth  Book.    - 

7.  University  Standard  Literature  Series. 

8.  Canterbury  Classics  Series. 

9.  Riverside  Classics  Series. 
10.  Modern  Classics. 

IL  Author's  Work. 

12.  Open  Sesame,  Vol.  I. 

13.  Open  Sesame,  Vol.  H. 

14.  Open  Sesame,  Vol.  HL 

15.  Emerson's  Evolution  of  Expression,  Vol.  L 


HOME  READING 

Seventh  Grade 

Winning  His  Way    -    -     C.  C.  Coffin. 

Boots  and  Saddles    -     -     Mrs.  E.  Custer. 

By  Right  of  Conquest     -    -     Henty. 

Flamingo  Feather     -     -     Munro. 

Westward  Ho     -     -     Kingsley. 

A  Nameless  Nobleman    -     -     Austin. 

Peasant  and  Prince     -     -     Martineau. 

Last  of  the  Mohicans     -    -     Cooper. 

Fair  God     -    -     Wallace. 

A  Tale  of  Two  Cities     -     -     Dickens. 

Book  of  Golden  Deeds     -     -     Yonge. 

House  of  Seven  Gables     -    -     Hawthorne. 

Alice  of  Old  Vincennes    -     -    Thompson. 

Richard  Carvel     -     -     Churchill. 

Hugh  Wynne     -     -     Mitchell. 

Midshipman  Paulding    -    -     Seawell. 

The  Hoosier  Schoolboy    -     -     Eggleston. 

At  the  Back  of  the  North  Wind     -     -     McDonald. 

Red  Cap  Tales     -    -     Crockett. 

Pilgrim's  Progress     -    -     Bunyan. 

The  Story  of  My  Life     -    -     Helen  Keller. 

Life  of  Washington     -     -     E.  E.  Hale. 

The  American  Boy's  Handy  Book    -    -     Dan  C.  Beard. 


LOS   ANGELES    NORMAL   SCHOOL  61 

The   American   Girl's   Handy   Book    -    -     Lina   and   Adelia 

Beard. 
Wild  Animals  I  Have  Known     -     -     E,  Thompson  Seton. 
How  to  Know  the  Butterflies    -     -     Comstock. 
The  First  Book  of  Birds     -     -     Olive  Thorne  Miller. 
Historic  Girls    -    -     E.  S.  Brooks. 


62  NOTES 


NOTES  63 


64  children's  literature 


Eighth  Grade 


ELIZABETH  T.  SULLIVAN,  Training  Teacher 


PROSE 


c.  Ninety-three     -    -     Hugo,  in  14. 

b,  c.  A   Perfect  Tribute    (to   Lincoln)     -    -    Andrews,   in 

23. 

•b.  The  Other  Wise  Man    -    -     Van  Dyke,  in  1. 

c.  Silas  Marner     -     -     Eliot,  in  1. 

b,  c.  The  Heart  of  Old  Hickory     -    -     Dromgoole,  in  L 

b,  c.  The  Lost  Necklace     -    -     Maupassant,  in  22. 

c.  Lorna  Doone     -     -     Blackmore,  in  1. 

a,  b,  c.  The  Stories  of  Sir  Galahad     -    -     In  9,  18,  19. 

a,  b,  c.  The  Stories  of  Lohengrin     -     -     In  20. 
SL,  b,  c.  The  Stories  of  Parsifal     -    -     In  24. 

POETRY 
Longer  Poems 

c.  The  Vision  of  Sir  Launfal     -     -     Lowell,  in  1,  11. 

b,  d.        Selections  from  the  Idylls  of  the  King     -     -     Tenny- 

son, in  1,  2,  4,  9. 

c,  Sohrab  and  Rustum     -    -     Arnold,  in  1,  15. 
b.  The  Legend  of  Bregenz    -     -     Proctor,  in  1. 

b,  c.       The  Lady  of  the  Lake     -    -     Scott,  in  1. 

c.  Snow-bound     -     -     Whittier,  in  1,  11. 
c  Seven  Seas     -     -     Kipling,  in  1. 

c.  The  Ancient  Mariner     -     -     Coleridge,  in  1. 

b.  Thanatopsis     -     -     Bryant,  in  1,  10. 

SHORT  POEMS  OF  THE  DIFFERENT  ENGLISH- 
SPEAKING  PEOPLE 

England 

b.  Recessional     -    -     Kipling,  in  21. 

c.  Crossing  the  Bar     -     -    Tennyson,  in  1,  9. 


LOS   ANGELES    NORMAL   SCHOOL  65 

e.  To  a  Skylark     -  -  Shelley,  in  1,  7,  10. 

c.  To  a  Skylark     -  -  Wordsworth,  in  1,  7,  10. 

c.  The  Daffodils     -  -  Wordsworth,  in  1,  8. 

e.  Self  Dependence  -  -     Arnold,  in  1,  7. 

Scotland 

e.  Flow  Gently,  Sweet  Afton     -     -     Burns,  in  1. 

e.  Highland  Mary     -     -     Burns,  in  1. 

e.  To  a  Mountain  Daisy     -     -     Burns,  in  1. 

e.  To  a  Mouse     -     -     Burns,  in  1. 

e.  For  a'  That  and  a'  That     -     -     Burns,  in  1,  2,  6,  9. 

Ireland 

e.  The  Meeting  of  the  Waters     -     -     Moore,  in  1. 

e.  Erin,   the   Smile   and   the   Tear   in   Thine    Eye 

Moore,  in  1. 
e.  O,  Blame  Not  the  Bard     -     -     Moore,  in  1. 

e.  Believe   Me  if  All  Those  Endearing  Young  Charms 

-     -     Moore,  in  1. 

America 

e.  The  Rhodora     -     -     Emerson,  in  1. 

e.  To  a  Waterfowl     -     -     Bryant,  in  1,  5. 

e.  The  Chambered  Nautilus     -     -     Holmes,  in  1. 

e.  Hymn  to  the  Night     -     -     Longfellow,  in  1. 

c,  b.        Some  Simple  ESSAYS  (selected  parts)  : 

-  -     Emerson,  in  1. 

-  -     Bacon,  in  1. 

Some  Simple  ORATIONS  (selected  parts) : 

b.  Reply  to  Hayne     -     -     Webster,  in  25,  26. 

b.  Second  Inaugural  Address     -     -     Lincoln,  in  2,  3,  10. 

c,  e.        Gettysburg  Address     -     -     Lincoln,  in  23,  3,  9,  2,  26. 
b.  On  Conciliation  with  America     -     -     Burke,  in  13. 

Farewell  Address     -    -     Washington,  in  2,  3. 
First  Oration  on  Bunker  Hill  Monument     -     -     Web- 
ster, in  3. 


66  children's  literature 

DRAMA 

c,  d.       The  Merchant  of  Venice     -     -     Shakespeare,  in  12. 
c,  d.        Julius  Caesar     -     -     Shakespeare,  in  12. 

NOTE. — The  working  course  in  literature  for  the  Eighth  Grade  in 
the  Training  School  consists  of  different  interpretations  of  the 
"Quest  of  the  Holy  Grail,"  with  intensive  study  of  "The  Vision  of 
Sir  Launfal,"  analysis  and  reading  of  "Silas  Marner,"  and  either  "Julius 
Caesar"  or  "The  Merchant  of  Venice."  Impersonation  of  character 
and  dramatic  reading  are  a  part  of  the  regular  recitation.  For  the  last 
few  years  scenes  selected  from  the  literature  of  the  grade  have  fur- 
nished material  for  closing  exercises. 


SOURCES 

1.  Author's  work. 

2.  Stepping  Stones  to  Literature     -     -     For  Sixth  Grades. 

3.  Stepping  Stones  to  Literature    -    -    For  Seventh  Grades. 

4.  Stepping  Stones  to  Literature     -     -     For  Higher  Grades. 

5.  Heart  of  Oak  Books     -     -     Fourth  Book. 

6.  Heart  of  Oak  Books     -     -     Fifth  Book. 

7.  Heart  of  Oak  Books     -     -     Sixth  Book. 

8.  Heath's  Fifth  Reader. 

9.  Open  Sesame,  Vol.  H. 

10.  Open  Sesame,  Vol.  111. 

11.  Riverside  Literature  Series. 

12.  Hudson  Edition  of  Shakespeare. 

13.  Burke     -     -     Select  Works,  Vol.  L,  edited  by  Payne. 

14.  Standard    Literature    Series,   abridged,   University    Pub. 

Co. 

15.  Eclectic  English  Classics. 

16.  Hamlin     -     -     Pictures  from  English  Literature. 

17.  C.    H.    Hanson      -      -      Stories    of    the    Days    of    King 

Arthur. 

18.  Frances  M.  Greene     -    -     King  Arthur  and  His  Court. 

19.  Lanier     -     -     Boys'  King  Arthur. 

20.  Chapin     -     -     Wonder  Tales  from  Wagner. 

21.  Kipling    -    -     Recessional,    illustrated    by    Harper   and 

Tobin. 

22.  The  Odd  Number    -    -     Maupassant. 


LOS   ANGELES    NORMAL  SCHOOL  67 

23.  Andrews     -     -     The    Perfect   Tribute,   Scribner's   Sons; 

also  in  Scribner's  Magazine  (July,  1906),  Vol.  40,  pp. 
17-24. 

24.  Ford     -     -     Message  of  the  Mystics. 

25.  Johnston-Woodburn     -     -     American    Eloquence,   Sec- 

tion IV. 

26.  Johnston-Woodburn     -     -     American    Eloquence,   Sec- 

tion VII. 


HOME  READING 

Eighth  Grade 

Captains  Courageous     -     -     Kipling. 

Treasure  Island     -     -     Stevenson. 

Kidnapped     -     -     Stevenson. 

Two  Years  Before  the   Mast    -    -     Dana. 

The  Last  of  the  Mohicans     -     -     Cooper. 

Ivanhoe     -     -     Scott. 

Kenilworth     -     -     Scott. 

The  Last  Days  of  Pompeii     -     -     Lytton. 

Ben  Hur    -    -     Wallace. 

Fabiola    -     -     Wiseman. 

Calista    -     -     Wiseman. 

The  Bleak  House     -     -     Dickens. 

David  Copperfield     -    -     Dickens. 

Tom  Brown's  School  Days     -     -     Hughes. 

Tom  Brown  at  Rugby    -     -     Hughes. 

Famous  Types  of  Womanhood    -    -     Bolton. 

Men  of  Iron     -     -     H.  Pyle. 

Stories  from  the  Bible     -     -    A.  J.  Church. 

Uncle  Tom's  Cabin    -     -     Stowe. 

Tom  Sawyer     -     -     Mark  Twain. 

Vicar  of  Wakefield     -     -     Goldsmith. 

Les  Miserables     -    -     Hugo. 

Don  Quixote     -     -     Cervantes. 

John  Halifax,  Gentleman     -     -     Murdock. 

Arthur  Bonnicastle     -     -    J.  G.  Holland. 

A  Midsummer  Night's  Dream     -     -     Shakespeare. 

Heroes  of  Chivalry     -    -     Dodd,  Mead  &  Co.,  N.  Y. 

Boys'  King  Arthur     -     -     Lanier. 


68  chiudren's  literature 

Message  of  the  Mystics    -    -     Ford. 

Life  of  Lincoln     -    -     Hanks,  American  Mag.,  Feb.,  1908. 

He  Knew  Lincoln     -     -     Tarbell. 


NOTES  69 


70  NOTES 


LOS  ANGELES   NORMAL   SCHOOL  71 


General  References 


REFERENCES  ON 
PEDAGOGY  OF  LITERATURE 

Fred  A.  Howe  Ella  G.  Wood 

Adler,  Felix:  The  Moral  Education  of  Children. 

Bates,  Arlo:  Talks  on  the  Study  of  Literature. 

Carpenter,  Baker,  and  Scott :  The  Teaching  of  English. 

Chubb,  Percival :  The  Teaching  of  English. 

Colby,  J.  Rose:  Literature  and  Life  in  School, 

Corson,  Hiram :  The  Aims  of  Literary  Study. 

Dowden,  Edward :  New  Studies  in  Literature. 

Hudson,  Henry  N. :  English  in  Schools,  Preface  to  The  Mer- 
chant of  Venice,  Ginn  &  Co. 

MacClintock,  Porter   Lander:   Literature  in  the  Elementary 
School. 

McMurry,   Charles   A. :   Special    Method   in   the   Reading  of 
Complete  English  Classics. 

Trent,  Wm.  P. :  The  Authority  of  Criticism  and  Other  Essays. 

Warner,  Charles  D. :  The  Relation  of  Literature  to  Life. 


72  children's  literature 

REFERENCES  ON 
TELLING  OF  STORIES 

Beatrice  Chandler  Patton  Everett  Shepardson 

Bryant,  Sara  Cone :  How  to  Tell  Stories  to  Children. 

Bryant,  Sara  Cone :  Some  Suggestions  for  the  Story-teller  and 
Story-telling  in  Teaching  English  -  -  Stories  to  Tell 
to  Children,  pp.  IX-XLVII. 

Earhart,  Lida  B. :  The  Story  in  the  Primary  Grades  -  - 
Teachers  College  Record,  Vol.  8,  pp.  133-144. 

Hassler,  Harriot  E. :  Work  with  Children  and  Schools  in  the 
Portland  (Oregon)  Public  Library  -  -  Library  Journal 
(April,  1905),  Vol.  30,  pp.  214-217. 

MacClintock,  Porter  Lander:  Literature  in  the  Elementary 
School,  passim. 

Ware,  Allison :  The  Teacher  as  Story-teller  -  -  An  Ele- 
mentary Course  of  Study  in  Literature  (San  Francisco 
State  Normal  School  Bulletin  No.  5,  New  Series),  pp.  21- 
23. 

:  Story  Telling  to  Children  (accompanying  story  lists 

from  Norse  Mythology  and  the  Nibelungenlied,  48  pp.,  price, 
$0.20)  -  -  Carnegie  Library  of  Pittsburgh  (Bulletin), 
1903. 

:  Story  Telling  to  Children     -     -     Carnegie  Library  of 


Pittsburgh   (Monthly  Bulletin),  Dec,  1905,  pp.  271-273. 

:  Brief  Account  of  the  Story  Hour  Conducted  by  the 

Children's  Department  (accompanying  list  of  Good  Stories 
to  Tell  to  Children  under  Twelve  Years  of  Age,  31  pp.,  price, 
$0.05)  -  -  Carnegie  Library  of  Pittsburgh  (Bulletin), 
1906. 


LOS    ANGELES    NORMAL    SCHOOL  73 

REFERENCES  ON 
DRAMATIZATION 

Beatrice  Chandler  Patton  Josephine  E.  Seaman 

Sarah  E.  Woodbury  Everett  Shepardson 

Elementary  School  Teacher  (including  Vol.  1,  Course  of 

Study) 

Ashleman,  Lorley  A.:  The  Teaching  of  a  Language  in  the 

Elementary  School     -    -    Vol.  5,  pp.  285-291. 
Atwood,  Harriet  Bradley:  in  First  Grade  (Curriculum)     -    - 

Course  of  Study,  Vol.  1,  pp.  157-158. 
Bass,   Willard   Streeter:   in  Fifth   Grade    (Curriculum)     -    - 

Course  of  Study,  Vol.  1,  pp.  165-168. 
Blaine,  Anita  McCormick:  The  Dramatic  in  Education     -     - 

Vol.  4,  pp.  554-558. 
Chubb,   Percival:    Function  of   the    Festival   in   School    Life 

-    -    Vol.  4.  pp.  559-565. 
Colvin,  Stephen  S, :  The  Child's  World  of  Imagination     -    - 

Vol.  6,  pp.  327-342. 
Dryer,   Mabel    Elizabeth :   The   Making  of  a   Play    (Seventh 

Grade)     -    -     Vol.  8,  pp.  423-436. 
Fleming,  Martha:  The  Making  of  a  Play  (Sixth  Grade)     -     - 

Vol.  8,  pp.  15-23. 
Fleming,  Martha:  Must  it  Be  a  Lost  Art?    -    -    Vol.  4,  pp. 

541-553. 
Fleming,    Martha:  in   Speech,   Oral    Reading,   and    Dramatic 

Art    -    -     Course  of  Study,  Vol.  1,  pp.  211-214,  873-879; 

Vol.  2,  pp.  59-63  (including  Old  Pipes  and  the  Dryad — Sixth 

Grade),    635-652     (including    A    Play   of   Galahad— Third 

Grade). 
Fleming,  Martha:  The  Woodman  and  the  Goblins  (story  by 

John  Duncan)     -     -     Vol.  4,  pp.  594-600. 
Foster,  Edith  B.:  in  Sixth  Grade  (Curriculum)     -    -     Course 

of  Study,  Vol.  1,  pp.  168-171. 
Hall,   Jennie:    Lionel   of   Orkney — A   One-act    Play    (Eighth 

Grade)     -    -     Vol.  5,  pp.  29-35. 
Hall,  Jennie:   Some   Plans  of    Dramatic    Representation    in 

Primary  Grades     -     -    Vol.  4,  pp.  566-578. 
Hollister,   Antoinette:   in   Second   Grade    (Curriculum)     -    - 

Course  of  Study,  Vol.  1,  pp.  159-160. 


74  children's  literature 

MacClintock,  Porter  Lander :  Concerning  Drama  and  Oratory 

in  the  School     -     -     Vol.  4,  pp.  601-604. 
MacClintock,   Porter   Lander:   Literature  in  the   Elementary 

School    -    -    Vol.  3,  pp.  87-95. 
Mitchell,  Clara  Isabel:  in  Fourth  Grade   (Curriculum)     -    - 

Course  of  Study,  Vol.  1,  pp.  163-165. 
Norton,  Edward  L.  and  Ashleman,  Lorley  Ada :  Dramatics  in 

the  Teaching  of  a  Foreign  Language     -     -     Vol.  6,  pp.  33- 

39. 
Payne,  Bertha :  Dramatic  Play  in  the  Kindergarten     -     -     Vol. 

4,  pp.  588-593. 
Purcell,   Helen   Elizabeth :   Children's   Dramatic   Interest  and 

How   This   May   Be   Utilized   in    Education     -     -     Vol.   7, 

pp.  510-518. 
Sherz,  Anna  Talea :  The  Dramatic  Sense,  an  Aid  in  Learning 

a  Foreign  Language     -     -     Vol.  4,  pp.  579-587. 
Thorne-Thomson,  Gudren :  The  Troll's  Christmas     -     -     Vol. 

8,  pp.  210-215. 
Van  Hoesen,  Gertrude:  in  Third   Grade    (Curriculum)     -     - 

Course  of  Study,  Vol.  1,  pp.  160-162. 
:  The  Course  of  Study  of  the  Elementary  School  in  Eng- 
lish    -     -     Vol.  8,  pp.  524-533,  passim. 


Teachers  College  Record 

Barney,  Mabel  I. :  The  Dramatic  Instinct  in  the  plementary 

School    (including  the   Pilgrim    Play — Sixth    Grade)     -     - 

Vol.  8,  pp.  118-126. 
Barnum,  Edith  C. :  in  Literature     -     -     Vol.  7,  pp.  66   et  seq. 

(Hiawatha — First  Grade) . 
Batchelder,  Mildred  I. :  in  Reading  and  Literature     -     -     Vol. 

7,  p.  398  (Alice  in  Wonderland — Third  Grade). 
Kirchway,  Mary  F. :  in  Literature     -     -     Vol.  8,  p.  172  (Robin 

Hood — Sixth  Grade). 
Peabody,  Mary  G. :  in  Literature  and  Reading     -     -     Vol.  8, 

p.  58  (Minotaur — Fifth  Grade). 
Robbins,  Ida  E. :  in  Reading  and  Literature     -     -     Vol.  8,  p. 

3  (Lady  of  the  Lake — Fourth  Grade). 
Welles,  Katherine :  in  Reading  arid  Literature     -    -    Vol.  7, 

p.  370  (Robinson  Crusoe — Second  Grade). 


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Books  and  Other  Articles 

Addams,  Jane :  Work  and  Play  as  Factors  in  Education     -     - 

The  Chautauqua,  Vol.  42,  pp.  25  et  seq. 
Blaisdell :  Potent  Factors  in  Teaching  Oral  Reading  and  Oral 

Language  Dramatizing     -     -     Journal  of  Education   (July, 

1907),  pp.  125  et  seq. 
Buckbee,  Anna :  Use  of  Dramatization  in  Teaching  History 

-  -     New   York   Teachers'   Monographs,   Vol.   5    (March, 
1903),  pp.  106-117. 

Chubb,  Percival :  Avenues  of  Language-Expression  in  the 
Elementary  School  -  -  N.  E.  A.  Report,  1904,  pp.  452- 
459. 

Craig,  Anne  Throop :  The  Development  of  a  Dramatic  Ele- 
ment in  Education  -  -  Pedagogical  Seminary,  Vol.  15, 
pp.  75-81. 

Doyle,  Rhoads :  Teaching  Hiawatha  to  a  3A  class  -  -  New 
York  Teachers'  Monographs,  Vol.  7  (March,  1905),  pp.  41- 
45. 

Doyle,  Rhoads:  Reading  the  Pied  Piper  of  Hamelin  to  a  4A 
class     -     -     do,  pp.  48-51. 

Freytag,  Gustav:  Technique  of  the  Drama,  Chapters  1  and  2. 

Keith,  John  A.  H. :  in  Sub-Stages  of  Image  Thinking  -  - 
Elementary  Education,  pp.  204-209. 

MacClintock,  Porter  Lander:  Drama  -  -,  Literature  in  the 
Elementary  School,  Chapter  13. 

McGuire :  The  Dramatic  Instinct  as  Related  to  Oral  Reading 

-  -     New  York  Teachers'  Monographs  (June,  1902). 
Nicholson,  Anne  M.:  in  Language  in  the  Grades    -    -     Cali- 
fornia Education  (San  Jose),  Vol.  1  (Dec,  1905),  pp.  14  and 
15    (First   Grade);  22    (Second   Grade);  24,  26-28    (Third 
Grade). 

O'Shea,  M.  V.:  The  Development  of  Inhibition  -  -  Dy- 
namic Factors  in  Education,  Chapter  1. 

:  The  Dramatization  of  School  Work  -  -  The  Out- 
look, Vol.  89  (May,  1908),  pp.  93-94. 

:  A  Kindergarten  for  Future  Play-goers  (concerning  a 


children's  theater — children  as  actors  in  training,  etc. — in 
connection  with  Education  Alliance,  East  Side,  New  York 
City)  -  -  The  Theatre  (June,  1907),  pp.  154-156,  X,  XII, 
XIII. 


76  NOTES 


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I 

Dramatization — B-Sixth  Grade 

April,  1907 


KATE  F.  OSGOOD,  Training  Teacher 

Student  Teachers — 

Grace  Phelps,  Ethel  Sollinger,  Pearl  Thompson 


PAUL  REVERE'S  RIDE 

NOTE. — The  appropriate  part  of  Longfellow's  poem  is  read  to 
the  audience  before  the  play,  and  similarly  appropriate  parts  at  suit- 
able times  during  scene  shiftings. 

ACT  I.— The  Midnight  Alarm 
Scene  I, — The  House  of  the  Sexton  of  North  Church 

Characters : 

Paul  Revere,  the  hero  of  the  play. 

Robert  Newman,  the  sexton  of  the  church. 

Susan  Newman,  the  sexton's  wife. 

[Old-fashioned  kitchen  of  R.  Newman's  house.  Big  fire- 
place at  one  end  of  the  room.  Crane  and  kettles.  Several 
high-back  chairs.  Spinning  wheel  in  front  of  fire-ptace.  Bel- 
lows hanging  at  one  side  of  fire-place.  Curtain  rises.  Enter 
R.  N.] 

Mrs.  N. :  (Mr.  N.  hangs  up  his  hat  and  coat  and,  blowing  out 
his  lantern,  sets  it  down).  Robert,  you  are  later  than  usual. 
Have  you  heard  any  more  news  from  the  British  ? 

Mr.  N. :  Nothing  new.  Things  are  about  the  same  as  they 
have  been  the  last  few  days.  There  has  been  a  stir  among 
them,  which  looks  a  little  suspicious. 

Mrs.  N. :  I  do  wish  those  horrid  red-coats  would  see  that  we 
Americans  will  not  give  up  and  so  give  us  no  more  trouble. 
But  I  suppose  there  is  no  use  thinking  such  good  things  and 
we  must  be  prepared  to  meet  the  worst.  (A  loud  knock 
at  the  door.  Mrs.  N.  turns  around  with  a  startled  look.  Mr. 
N.  opens  the  door  and  Paul  Revere  enters.) 


78  children's  literature 

Mr.  N. :    Why !  Good  evening,  my  friend  !  Any  news  ? 

Paul  R. :  Yes,  I  have  just  received  this  important  message 
from  Dr.  Warren. 

Mr.  N.  (breathlessly)  :  Read !  Read ! 

Paul  R.  (reading  the  note)  :  Friend  Revere — ^Just  received 
w^ord  that  the  British  are  preparing  to  move,  and  we  are 
very  sure  they  are  planning  to  capture  our  ammunition  at 
Lexington  and  Concord.  So  you  see  Hancock  and  Adams 
will  be  in  great  danger.  I  will  rely  on  your  ability  to  help 
spread  the  alarm  and  warn  these  two  men.  Make  imme- 
diate plans  to  leave  the  Charlestown  shore  at  the  moment 
we  know  more  concerning  the  exact  movements  of  the 
British.  I  have  also  informed  Dawes  to  leave  by  the  Bos- 
ton Neck  and  help.  Act  according  to  your  best  judgment. 
Yours  in  haste,  Joseph  Warren. 
(Burns  the  note.) 

Mr.  N. :  There  is  no  time  to  waste;  immediate  action  must 
be  taken. 

Paul  R. :  I  must  go  at  once,  for  my  men  are  waiting  on  the 
shore  now  to  row  me  across  to  Charlestown  where  I  can 
obtain  a  good  swift  horse. 

Mr.  N. :  We  must  agree  upon  some  signal  so  that  you  may 
know  what  route  the  British  are  going  to  take. 

Paul  R.  (pondering)  :  I  have  it !  Hang  one  lantern  in  the  bel- 
fry of  the  North  Church  if  they  go  by  land,  and  two  if 
they  go  by  sea.  I  will  be  on  the  opposite  shore  ready  to 
spread  the  alarm.  Goodwife,  have  the  lanterns  cleaned,  and 
put  fresh  tallows  in  them.  Good  night!  (Starts  towards 
the  door.) 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  N. :  Good  night ! 

Paul  R.:  May  God  speed  you!     (Exit  Paul  R.    Curtain  falls.) 

Scene  2. — Near  North  Church 

Characters : 

Robert  Newman. 

Lieut.  Col.  Smith  and  British  officers. 
Major  Pitcairn,  a  British  officer. 
British  soldiers. 
[Street  scene.     British   barracks   near  by.     R.   Newman, 
walking    up    and    down    the    street    very   quietly,    suddenly, 


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hearing  voices,  stops  and  listens.     Recognizing  the   British, 

he  steps  aside.     British  soldiers,  sitting  around,  talking  and 

telling  stories.    Enter  Lieut.  Col.  Smith.    Officers  and  soldiers 

arise  and  salute  him.] 

Major  P. :  Attention  !    Fall  in  ! 

Lieut.  Col.  S.  (speaking  to  the  officers  at  one  side) :  I  have 
just  received  a  message  from  Gen.  Gage  ordering  us  to 
march  to  Lexington  and  Concord  to-night.  Every  one  must 
move  quietly,  no  drums  must  be  beaten.  Commands  must 
be  given  in  almost  a  whisper. 

Officers  (giving  commands  in  low  tones  to  the  soldiers)  :  For- 
ward !  March !  Left,  right,  left,  right,  etc. 
(Exit  soldiers  and  officers.) 

[Pantomime — Robert  Newman  hanging  the  lantern  in  the 
tower.    "Then  he  climbed,"  etc.] 

ACT  II.— Medford  Town 
Characters : 

Timothy  Belknap,  Captain  of  the  minute-men. 
Hannah  Belknap,  Captain's  wife. 
Cynthia,  Abigail,  Sally,  Nancy,  Captain's  daughters. 
Timothy,  Benjamin,  Daniel,  Ezekiel,  Matthew,  Cap- 
tain's sons. 

•  Paul  Revere 

Scene  1. — Street  in  front  of  Captain  Belknap's  House 

[Clatter  of  horse's  hoofs   heard  in   the  distance.] 
Paul  R. :  Whoa !    (Knocking  loudly  at  the  door  and  shouting.) 

The  Regulars  are  coming!  Wake  up!  Rouse  all  the  peo- 
ple !  (Hannah  B.,  with  night-cap  on  her  head,  comes  to 
the  window.) 

Hannah  B.  (calling  loudly)  :  Mercy  on  us !  What's  the  mat- 
ter? 

Paul  R.  (replying  hurriedly)  :  Matter  enough  you'll  find  by 
daylight !    The  British  are  coming ! 

Capt.  B.  (coming  to  the  window)  :  What's  that !  The  Regu- 
lars are  coming?    Come  in !    I  must  have  further  particulars. 

Paul  R.:  Very  well,  I  will  rest  my  horse  for  a  few  minutes. 

(Curtain  falls.) 


80  children's  literature 

Scene  2. — Interior  of  Captain  Belknap's  House 
[Enter  Capt.  B.,  followed  by  Paul  Revere.] 

Paul  R. :  We  must  hasten.  I  have  but  a  few  minutes  to 
spare. 

Capt.  B.:  The  whole  country  around  must  be  notified.  Here 
comes  Timothy.  Take  old  Dobbin  and  ride  towards  Lynn; 
notify  everybody  along  the  road  and  have- them  notify  oth- 
ers.    Zeke,  you  take  Jerry  and  go  towards  Arlington. 

Paul  R. :  Muster  as  many  men  as  possible  and  take  your  stand 
here.  Look  out  for  the  red-coats.  There  may  be  spies  on 
the  road.  (Enter  other  members  of  the  family  one  by  one.) 
I  just  escaped  capture  at  Charlestown  Neck.  (Exit  Paul 
Revere.) 

Mrs.  B. :  Girls,  we  must  get  busy  and  prepare  plenty  of  food — 
gingerbread,  doughnuts  and  hot  coffee.  Dan,  you  bring  in 
a  ham  from  the  smoke-house. 

Capt.  B.  (to  the  other  two  boys)  :  Boys,  we  must  get  the  pow- 
der and  flints  ready.  (Enter  neighbors  and  a  general  con- 
versation follows.     Curtain  falls.) 


ACT  III.— Lexington 

Scene  1. — Rev.  Clarke's  House 

Characters : 

Jonas  Clarke,  minister. 
Anne  Clarke,  the  minister's  wife. 
John  Hancock,  Samuel  Adams,  Paul  Revere,  William 
Dawes,  Sergeant  Monroe,  Dr.  Prescott,  and  Guards. 

[In  front  of  Rev.  Clarke's  house.  Sergeant  Monroe  and 
guards  keeping  watch.  Clatter  of  horse's  hoofs  heard  in  the 
distance.] 

Sergeant  M. :  Halt !  Who  goes  there  ? 

Paul  R. :  A  messenger. 

Sergeant  M.:  Be  quiet!    Make  no  noise!    You'll  wake  up  all 

the  people  in  the  house  ! 
Paul  R. :  Noise !     You'll  have  enough  noise  before  morning. 

The  red-coats  are  coming! 


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Rev.  Clarke  (appearing) :  What's  the  trouble  out  here?  (See- 
ing a  stranger.)  I  can  admit  no  strangers  at  this  hour  of 
the  night. 

J.  Hancock  (recognizing  Paul  Revere's  voice,  appears)  :  Come 
in  Revere,  we  know  you.  Have  you  brought  news  from  Dr. 
Warren  ? 

Paul  R. :  Yes,  Mr.  Hancock,  I  was  to  warn  you  and  Mr. 
Adams  that  the  British,  eight  hundred  strong,  left  Boston 
two  hours  before  midnight  with  orders  to  capture  and  de- 
stroy the  stores  at  Concord  and  were  also  to  take  you  and 
Mr.  Adams  prisoners. 

S.  Adams  (coming  to  the  door)  :  Ah !  They  would  give  us 
quick  passage  to  England,  no  doubt.  But  thanks  to  your 
timely  warning,  Revere,  they  will  find  that  the  birds  have 
flown. 

J.  Hancock:  I  feel  it  my  duty,  Mr.  Adams,  to  stay  here  and 
put  myself  at  the  head  of  the  minute-men 

S.  Adams  (interrupting)  :  Your  duty,  as  well  as  mine,  is  to 
work  with  the  Provincial  Committee  of  Safety.  At  present 
we  are  needed  there.  (Clatter  of  hoofs  again  heard.  All 
listen  as  .William  Dawes  approaches.) 

All:  Who  is  it?     What  is  the  news?     Who  are  you? 

Dawes:  Dawes,  with  a  message  from  Dr.  Warren. 

Paul  R. :  Ah !  That  is  you,  Dawes !  I  arrived  but  a  short 
time  since.    You  made  quick  time. 

Dawes:  I  had  several  narrow  escapes,  but  by  strategy  and 
the  help  of  my  faithful  and  wise  old  Dolly,  we  made  our 
way  through  the  British  lines. 

Paul  R. :  We  must  hasten  if  we  would  reach  Concord  before 
daylight. 

Dr.  Prescott:  I  will  join  you  with  your  permission.  I  was 
delayed  later  than  usual  and  have  my  horse  here  at  the 
hitching  post.     Three  chances  are  better  than  one. 

Rev.  Clarke:  Yes,  to  be  sure,  spies  are  lurking  about,  no 
doubt.  Some  suspicious  looking  strangers  were  seen  on  the 
Concord  road  last  week.  (Exit  Dawes,  Prescott,  and  Paul 
Revere.) 

Mrs.  Clarke  (in  the  meantime  Mrs.  C.  has  been  busy  preparing 
cofifee  and  lunch,  and  comes  to  the  door  with  coflfee)  :  Come, 
gentlemen,  you  all  need  something  refreshing  before  going. 


82  children's  literature 

You  must  drink  a  cup  of  coffee,  whether  you  want  anything 
to  eat  or  not.  (Exit  Mrs.  C.  She  soon  returns  with  a 
basket.)  You  must  also  take  this  basket  of  lunch  that  I 
have  prepared.     (Curtain  falls.) 

Scene  2. — Lexington 

Characters : 
Capt.  Parker. 
Thaddeus  Bowman. 
Major  Pitcairn. 
Minute-men,  British  soldiers.  "  . 

[Lexington  Common.  Meeting-house  in  the  background. 
Drum  is  heard.  Muster  of  minute-men.  Capt.  Parker  in  com- 
mand.] 

Thad.  B.  (riding  furiously  up  to  the  meeting-house)  :  Here 
they  come  !     Here  are  the  British  ! 

Capt.  P.  (orders  the  drum  beat  and  gives  command  to  form 
in  line)  :  The  enemy  is  approaching !  Remember  the  wishes 
of  the  Provincial  Congress !  "Stand  your  ground.  Don't 
fire  unless  fired  upon,  but  if  they  mean  to  have  war,  let  it 
begin  here."  (All  face  the  enemy  as  they  approach.)  We 
are  outnumbered  ten  to  one !    We  must  retire ! 

Major  P.  (commands  troops  to  halt  and  form  line,  facing  the 
Americans)  :  Disperse,  you  rebels !  Lay  down  your  arms ! 
(Waves  pistol  in  air.)  You  villians !  Why  don't  you  lay 
down  your  arms  and  disperse?  (Soldiers  fire  a  few  scatter- 
ing shots  on  each  side,  followed  by  a  general  discharge  from 
the  English.  Fire  is  returned  and  war  is  begun.  English 
cheer  and  retire  towards  Concord.) 


ACT  IV.— Concord  Town 

Scene  1. — Concord 
Characters : 

Col.   Barrett,  Dr.   Prescott,  Messenger. 

[Groups  of  men,  under  command  of  Col.  Barrett,  conceal- 
ing stores,  musket  balls,  barrels  of  flour,  beef,  molasses,  and 
candles.    Talking  as  they  work.] 


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Col.  B.:  'Twas  fortunate,  Dr.  Prescott,  that  you  made  your 
escape  and  reached  us  as  early  as  you  did.  Although  we 
had  received  our  first  warning  Sunday  night,  we  certainly 
were  not  prepared  for  this  sudden  move.  Were  Revere  and 
Dawes  both  captured? 

Dr.  Prescott:  I  think  so.  We  were  surrounded,  but  I  man- 
aged to  jump  my  horse  over  a  stone  wall  and  escaped 

Messenger:  The  red-coats  are  approaching!  They  are  within 
two  miles  of  the  village. 

Col.  Barrett:  We  have  no  more  time  to  conceal  our  stores. 
The  rest  we  must  defend.     (Curtain  falls.) 

Scene  2. — Concord  Bridge,  Americans  Defending 

Characters : 

Col.  Barrett,  Capt.  Davis,  Americans,  British. 

[Fifes  and  drums  are  heard  as  the  Acton  company  ap- 
proaches under  command  of  Capt.  Davis.  Fifes  play  "White 
Cockade."] 

Col.  B.  (looking  toward  Concord  Town)  :  They  are  setting 
fire  to  the  stores  we  could  not  hide.  We  must  force  the 
bridge. 

Capt.  D. :  Col.  Barrett,  we  Acton  minute-men  crave  your  per- 
mission to  clear  the  bridge.  There  is  not  a  man  in  my 
company  that  is  afraid. 

Col.  B. :  Pass  to  the  bridge  without  firing,  but  if  fired  upon, 
return  the  fire.  It  is  the  King's  highway,  and  we  have  a 
right  to  march  on  it  if  we  wish  to  go  to  Boston.  Forward, 
march !  (Tune  of  "White  Cockade."  On  the  bridge  the 
English  fire  two  distinct  volleys.  Men  fall.  Davis  and 
others  are  either  killed  or  wounded.  Battle  is  on.  English 
begin  the  retreat.  Americans,  approaching  from  every  di- 
rection, drive  the  British  toward  Lexington.    Curtain  falls.) 

Scene  3. — Pantomime 

[Retreat.  British  soldiers,  marching  rapidly,  are  driven 
by  ever  increasing  numbers  in  the  rear  and  harassed  on  every 
side.  Americans  fire  from  behind  stone  walls  and  trees,  re- 
tire and  load,  and  so  continue.    Curtain  falls.] 


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ACT  v.— (Same  as  Act  II.) 
Scene  1. — Capt.  Belknap's  House  (same  scene  as  in  Act  II.) 

Characters : 

^ame  as  in  Act  II. 

[Mother  and  daughters  anxiously  awaiting  the  return  of  the 
father  and  sons.] 

Cynthia:  Don't  worry  so,  mother.     We  feel  sure  that  father 

and  the  boys  are  safe  and  will  soon  return. 
Mother  (looking  from  the  window)  :  Here  comes  Reuben  now. 

(Reuben  enters.)     My  son,  have  you  seen  anything  of  your 

father  and  the  boys? 
Reuben:  Benjamin  is  coming  down  the  road  and  the  others 

will  soon  be  here,  I  guess.     What  a  chase  we  gave  those 

lobster-backs ! 
Nancy:  Goodwife  Gerry  says  she  heard  our  men  drove  them 

back  along  the  Boston  road  on  the  double-quick.     (Enter 

Capt.  Belknap  and  Benjamin.) 
Benjamin:  Hurrah!    Well,  mother,  girls,  we  won  the  victory 

after  all.    Those  red-coats  were  in  great  confusion.    Weren't 

used  to  our  way  of  fighting, 
Capt.  B. :  What  a  retreat  that  was !     When  they  got  back  to 

Lexington  their  tongues  were  hanging  out  of  their  mouths 

like  those  of  dogs  after  a  chase.     (Enter  Ezekiel  with  head 

bound  up.) 
Mrs.  Belknap:  What  is  it,  Ezekiel!     Are  you  hurt? 
Ezekiel:   Only   a   scratch,   mother.      One   of   those    red-coats 

thought  he  got  his   man.     He   made   a   pretty  good   shot, 

though. 
Sally:  Where  are  the  red-coats  now,  father? 
Capt.  B. :  Well,  those  who  were  not  killed  or  wounded  are 

probably  now  on  Charlestown  Neck. 
Benjamin:  'Twas  just  at  sunset,  they  entered  Charlestown 

under  the  welcome  shelter  of  the  guns  of  Somerset. 
Ezekiel:  Yes,  and  not  a  moment  too  soon,  for  Col.  Pickering 

with   the   Essex   militia  of  seven   hundred   were   within   a 

quarter  of  a  mile  of  them. 
Benjamin:  Had  their  road  been  blocked  by  these  Essex  men, 

they  must  have  surrendered.     (Enter  Mrs.  Brooks,  a  neigh- 
bor.) 


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Mrs.  Brooks:  Oh,  Capt.  Belknap,  I  hear  drums  beating  down 

the  Cambridge  road.     What  does  it  mean? 
Capt.  B. :  More  minute-men  coming  from  distant  towns.  There 

are  twenty  thousand  of  them  in  Massachusetts  alone.     By 

to-morrow  there'll  be  militia  here  from  Rhode  Island,  Con- 
necticut, and  New  Hampshire. 
Reuben:  War  has  really  begun.     But,  father,  I  fear  we  shall 

come  short  of  powder  and  bullets. 
Capt.  B.  and  Boys:  Yes,  I  fear  that  too. 
Mrs.  Brooks:  We  must  melt  up  all  our  pewter  platters,  bowls 

and  plates  and  run  them  into  bullets. 
Mrs.  Belknap:  Take  all  the  pewter  dishes  you  want,  girls,  but 

the   thought   of   the   terrible   days   to   come   is   almost   too 

much  for  me. 
Capt.  B. :  Yes,  there  are  hard  days,  perhaps  years  of  struggle 

before  us,  but  do  not  grieve,  Deborah,  for  our  cause  is  a 

just  one  and  we  must  succeed. 
Mrs.  Belknap :  Yes,  we  may  succeed.     But,  oh,  will  the  day 

ever  come  when  troubles  like  these  will  be  settled  without 

this  cruel  fighting  and  awful  bloodshed ! 

(Curtain  falls.) 


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